BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johan Georg van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer on one sixth of Klein Jagersfontein
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:45122
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:19
Date arrival:20/04/1902
Date departure:09/05/1902
Destination:Bloemfontein
Farm History
Name:Klein Jagerfontein / Klein Jagersfontein
District:Fauresmith
Notes:6000 morgen
Status
Type:no oath of neutrality
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.212


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.