Personal Details Name: Master Gert J van der Merwe Other Names: Gert Jacobus [DBC 109] Born in camp? No Date death: 19011102 Age died: 3 months Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: pneumonia Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Transvaal Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 13996 Camp History Name: Volksrust RC Date departure: 02/11/1901 Reason departure: death Sources Title: RS 26 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: 26 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.241 Title: TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette Type: Transvaal Government Gazette Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: TKP 102 Dates: Jul-Dec 1901 Notes: 29/11/1901, p.1685 Title: A 1267 New Cemetery No 2, Vaalkop, 1902 Type: Accessions Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: 3-017

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.