BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gert van der Merwe
Other Names:Gerrit
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:07/10/1901
Place of death:Standerton RC
Age died:7 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:147505
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:7
Date arrival:20/05/1901
Age departure:7
Date departure:07/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 705, Tent K/3
Farm History
Name:Tweefontein
District:Ermelo
Name:Majuba
District:Ermelo
Relationships
Master Gert van der Merwe (Gerrit )
      is the son of Mrs Anna Francina van der Merwe (Jacoba Johanna Sus)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.239
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:1/11/1901, p.1574
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 066


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.