BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Frederik Joh van der Merwe
Other Names:F Johns
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:44107
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:21/07/1901
Date departure:10/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bloemfontein RC
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:8
Date arrival:10/9/1902
Farm History
Name:Damfontein
District:Bloemfontein
Relationships
Master Frederik Joh van der Merwe (F Johns)
      is the son of Mrs Susanna E van der Merwe (S E)
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.156
Title:SRC 72 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 72
Notes:022


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.