Personal Details Name: Mrs Rachel Magdalena van der Walt Other Names: Rachel Marga Petra Maiden name: Vermeulen Born in camp? No Age died: 28 years Died in camp? Yes Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 21500 Camp History Name: Klerksdorp RC Age arrival: 28 Date arrival: 20/07/1901 Date departure: 12/04/1902 Reason departure: death Stock into camp: taken by English; no receipt Tent number: RT 916 Farm History Name: Sterkstroom District: Potchefstroom Notes: no property Name: Leeuwkloof District: Bloemhof Status of Husband Type: pow, St Helena 27/02/1900 Notes: Casper Jan; brothers, Carel Edward & Karel Vermeulen, still fighting Relationships Mrs Rachel Magdalena van der Walt (Rachel Marga Petra)       is the mother of Miss Wilhelmina van der Walt       is the mother of Miss Gertruida van der Walt       is the mother of Miss Rachael Margaret Petronella van der Walt (Rachel [DBC 75])       is the mother of Miss Anna van der Walt Sources Title: RS 27 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 27 Notes: p.465 Title: DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 75 Notes: p. W-222

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.