BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Jacobus Johannes van der Merwe
Other Names:Wm Jacobus Johannes
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:150545
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:01/10/1902
Date departure:08/09/1902
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 311, I 7
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:38
Date arrival:28/12/1901
Date departure:07/01/1902
Reason departure:arrested by order APM
Tent number:RT 76
Farm History
Name:Brakspruit
District:Standerton
Notes:500 morgen
Status
Type:prisoner-of-war
Notes:from pow camp 8 brothers & 1 brother-in-law on commando
Relationships
Mr Willem Jacobus Johannes van der Merwe (Wm Jacobus Johannes)
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Maria Jacoba van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 236
Title:DBC 98 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 057


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.