BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Gert Jacobus van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:Transvaal Artillery
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:155874
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:30/09/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:no stock; 2 horses taken by Col William's column
Tent number:RT 10 / 927 / 462
Farm History
Name:Vlakplaats / Vlaakplaatz
District:M W Stroom / Wakkerstroom
Notes:no property
Status
Type:AB, ABC; never took oath
Notes:

voluntary surrender; left with column [12/03/1901 [unclear], returned 25/12/1901

Relationships
Mr Gert Jacobus van der Merwe
      is the husband of Mrs Petronella van der Merwe
      is the father of Master baby boy van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. M-118

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.