Personal Details Name: Master Johannes Jacobus Petrus van der Merwe Born in camp? No Place of death: Vredefort Road RC Age died: 6 years 6 months Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: pneumonia Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 28341 Camp History Name: Vredefort Road RC Farm History Name: Beersheba District: Bethlehem Name: van der Merwe family District: Vredefort Sources Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.189 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 13/12/1901, p.726

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