BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Carl van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36840
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:07/07/1901
Date departure:26/12/1901
Reason departure:sent away
Tent number:891
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Pietersburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:12/5/1901, Pietersburg 26/12/1901: sent away 18/7/1902: released in Pretoria
Relationships
Mr Carl van der Merwe
      is the brother of Miss Gertina Johannes van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.110


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.