BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jacobus van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Krugersdorp RC
Age died:2 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:141037
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:07/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1263
Farm History
Name:Vlakfontein
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Master Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the son of Mr Jacobus van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.241
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.068b


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.