BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Theunis M van der Merwe
Other Names:Theunis Marthinus [DBC 107]
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:163278
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:date not given
Date departure:26/08/1902
Destination:farm / Volksrust station
Tent number:A 199
Farm History
Name:Koppieskraal
District:M W Stroom
Name:Koppieskraal
District:Wakkerstroom
Relationships
Master Theunis M van der Merwe (Theunis Marthinus [DBC 107])
      is the son of Mr Jan van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. M-077
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. M 370-1
Title:DBC 108 Volksrust RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 19


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.