BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Joh Jacobus van der Merwe
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:152276
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:01/01/1902
Date departure:24/02/1902
Reason departure:deported for breaking & stealing, Joshua Grobler sent with him
Tent number:RT 263
Farm History
Name:Holland / Hollandia
District:Ermelo
Status
Type:prisoner-of-war
Notes:1 son on commando family in Pietermaritzburg
Relationships
Mr Joh Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the father of Mr Jacobus Herculaas van der Merwe (Jacobus Hartlaas)
      is the father of Master Theunis Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the father of Master Cornelis Johannes van der Merwe (Cornelius Joh Hend)
Sources
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.