Personal Details Name: Mr Willem Jacob van der Merwe Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Cape Colony Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 168074 Camp History Name: Vryburg RC Age arrival: 36 Date arrival: 17/12/1901 Date arrival: ordered in by Military Tent number: 345 Notes: Staying with Mrs Lemmer Farm History Name: van der Merwe family Town: Vryburg Relationships Mr Willem Jacob van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Eliza Louisa van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 160 Vryburg RC Type: Camp register Notes: p. 036

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.