BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Johannes van der Merwe
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:173539
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:20/06/1901
Date departure:05/11/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Belfast
Tent number:787. See folio 101
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:33
Date arrival:20/06/1901
Date departure:05/11/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Belfast
Tent number:787. See folio 101
Farm History
Name:Vogelfontein
District:Ermelo
Relationships
Mr Hendrik Johannes van der Merwe
      is the husband of Mrs Gertbrecht Johanna Eliza van der Merwe (Mrs Hendrik Johannes)
Sources
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 117


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.