Personal Details Name: Master Gert Jacobus van der Merwe Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Transvaal Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 163239 Camp History Name: Volksrust RC Age arrival: 12 Age arrival: 14 [DBC 107] Date arrival: date not given Date departure: 04/12/1902 Destination: Vlakplaatz Tent number: A 31 Farm History Name: van der Merwe family Town: Amersfoort District: Wakkerstroom Name: Vlakplaats / Vlaakplaatz District: M W Stroom / Wakkerstroom Relationships Master Gert Jacobus van der Merwe       is the son of Mrs Rachel P van der Merwe (Rachel Wilhelmina [DBC 107]) Sources Title: DBC 105 Type: Volksrust Camp Register Notes: p. M-076 Title: DBC 107 Volksrust camp register Notes: p. M 388-9 Title: DBC 108 Volksrust RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 64

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.