Personal Details Name: Mr Gert Marthinus van der Merwe Other Names: Gert Martinaas Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 163579 Camp History Name: Volksrust RC Age arrival: 53 Date arrival: 19/08/1902 Reason departure: left without reporting Name: Jacobs Siding RC Age arrival: 53 Date arrival: 23/06/1902 Date departure: 12/08/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Volksrust Tent number: 719. See folio 92 Farm History Name: Vlakpoort District: Wakkerstroom Relationships Mr Gert Marthinus van der Merwe (Gert Martinaas)       is the husband of Mrs Catharina Maria van der Merwe (Catrina Maria)       is the father of Miss Catharina Maria van der Merwe (Catrina Maria)       is the father of Miss Maria Magdalena van der Merwe       is the father of Master Willem Hendrik van der Merwe (Willem Hendrick)       is the father of Master Gert Marthinus van der Merwe (Gert Martines) Sources Title: DBC 105 Type: Volksrust Camp Register Notes: p. M-086 Title: DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR Type: Camp register Notes: p. 120

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.