BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gert Johannes Jacobus van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:140964
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:13
Date arrival:12/09/1901
Date departure:28/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Natal
Tent number:597
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:03/03/1902
Date departure:09/12/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Krugersdorp
Tent number:432
Farm History
Name:Boschfontein / Bosfontein
District:Rustenburg
Notes:no landed property
Relationships
Master Gert Johannes Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the son of Mrs Jenitta Hendrina van der Merwe (Janetta Hendrina)
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.067b
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 57


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.