BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Fredrick van der Merwe
Other Names:Frederick Christoffel
Born in camp? No
Date death:23/04/1901
Place of death:Johannesburg RC
Age died:9 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:46658
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:8
Date arrival:24/12/1900
Date departure:23/04/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 635; T H25
Farm History
Name:Bultfontein
District:Kroonstad
Name:Bulfontein
District:Kroonstad
Relationships
Master Fredrick van der Merwe (Frederick Christoffel)
      is the son of Mrs Johannes van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.188
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:12/6/1901, p.1047
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p. 50


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.