BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Johs van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:160023
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:30/07/1902
Date arrival:came from Merebank
Date departure:07/08/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 92
Name:Merebank RC
Farm History
Name:Boschpoort
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owns portion
Relationships
Mr Willem Johs van der Merwe
      is the husband of Mrs Catherina van der Merwe (Cath Louisa [DBC 76])
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. M-056


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.