BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Adriaan van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:1698
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:12
Notes:6/9/1901: father applies for his son to join him in Kimberley; family are all in Kimberley; supported by Superintendent, Kimberley who considerd family well conducted.
I think permitted c. 10/9/1901
Sources
Title:SRC 06
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:06
Dates:April-May 1901
Notes:RC4592, 6/9/1901, DS van der Merwe to Superintendent, Kimberley and related correspondence


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.