BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Helena Elizabeth van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:167647
Camp History
Name:Vryburg RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:21/10/1901
Destination:Oberholzerkloof, Zeerust
Tent number:201
Farm History
Name:Oberholzerkloof / Oberholzerskloof
District:Zeerust
Relationships
Miss Helena Elizabeth van der Merwe
      is the unknown of Mrs Christina Sophia Oberholzer
Sources
Title:DBC 160 Vryburg RC
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 020


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.