BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Hendrik van der Merwe
Other Names:Willem Hendrick
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:163583
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:16
Date arrival:19/08/1902
Reason departure:left without reporting
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:19/04/1902
Date departure:12/08/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:719
Farm History
Name:Vlakpoort
District:Wakkerstroom
Relationships
Master Willem Hendrik van der Merwe (Willem Hendrick)
      is the son of Mr Gert Marthinus van der Merwe (Gert Martinaas)
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. M-086
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 92


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.