BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr James van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:mason
Camp occupation:Latrine Guard
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:47379
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:25/02/1901
Date departure:30/06/1902
Reason departure:to 3 St
Destination:Vrededorp
Tent number:RT 906; peach tree camp
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Klerksdorp
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Relationships
Mr James van der Merwe
      is the husband of Mrs James van der Merwe
      is the father of Master James van der Merwe
      is the father of Miss Dinah van der Merwe
      is the father of Miss Anna Maria van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p. 72


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.