BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Lourens Jacobus 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
Unique ID:150551
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:23/02/1902
Date departure:01/09/1902
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 344, 17, K 3
Farm History
Name:Rusfontein / Rustfontein
District:Bethal
Relationships
Mr Lourens Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the son of Mrs Hester Helena Louisa van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 95 Standerton CR
Notes:p.M 237


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.