BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Ms Heila M van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:163389
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:date not given
Date departure:July 1902
Destination:Standerton
Tent number:D 140
Farm History
Name:Swartkop
District:Standerton
Name:Zwartkop / Zwartkoppies
District:Standerton
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. M-080
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. M 364-5


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.