BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Petrus van der Merwe
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:147622
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:17/06/1901
Age departure:12
Date departure:05/06/1902
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:RT 53, Tent Mg/25; RT 445, Q 12
Farm History
Name:Kromdraai
District:Ermelo
Relationships
Master Willem Petrus van der Merwe
      is the son of Mrs Johanna Wilhelemina E van der Merwe (Johanna Wilh Elizabeth)
Sources
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 071
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 238


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.