Personal Details Name: Master Merten Petrus Albertus Ackerman Other Names: Ackermann Born in camp? No Place of death: Kroonstad RC Age died: 14 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: malignant measles Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Transvaal Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 2094 Camp History Name: Kroonstad RC Farm History Name: Rustoord District: Heidelberg Name: Rietfontien / Reitfontein District: Heidelberg Sources Title: RS 25 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: 25 Notes: p.1a Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 2/8/1901, p.342 Title: RS 32 Final list Type: Death register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 32 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.001, VK

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.