Personal Details Name: baby van der Merwe Place of birth: Aliwal North RC Born in camp? Yes Place of death: Aliwal North RC Age died: 2 days Died in camp? Yes Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Cape Colony Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 34245 Camp History Name: Aliwal North RC Sources Title: RS 31 Cape & Natal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 31 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.9 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 12/7/1901, p.295

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.