BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Master Petrus J van der Merwe
Other Names:Pieter; Piet [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19010909
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:3 years 6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:13894
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Age departure:3
Date departure:09/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 865
Farm History
Name:Bospoort
District:Lichtenburg
Name:Boschpoort
District:Lichtenburg
Relationships
Master Petrus J van der Merwe (Pieter; Piet [DBC 75])
      is the son of Mrs Catherina van der Merwe (Cath Louisa [DBC 76])
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.238
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:2/10/1901, p.1460
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. M-118

Acknowledgments: The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is not responsible for the contents of the database. The help of the following research assistants is gratefully acknowledged: Ryna Boshoff, Murray Gorman, Janie Grobler, Marelize Grobler, Luke Humby, Clare O’Reilly Jacomina Roose, Elsa Strydom, Mary van Blerk. Thanks also go to Peter Dennis for the design of the original database and to Dr Iain Smith, co-grantholder.