Personal Details Name: Mr Jan Lodewijk van der Merwe Other Names: John Born in camp? No Place of death: Norvals Pont RC Age died: 25 years 10 months Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: pneumonia Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Unique ID: 42903 Camp History Name: Norvals Pont RC Name: Norvals Pont RC Age arrival: 26 Date arrival: 09/11/1900 Date departure: may 1901 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Lasfontein / Lastfontein District: Fauresmith Status Type: oath of neutrality Notes: 21 mar 1900, Edenburg Relationships Mr Jan Lodewijk van der Merwe (John)       is the brother of Mr Alwyn van der Merwe Sources Title: SRC 07 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 07 Dates: May 1901 Notes: RC2085, List of deaths in ORC camps for week ending 21/5/1901 Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.187 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 54/5/1901, p.206 Title: SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: 85 Notes: p.100

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