Personal Details Name: Mrs Aletta Sophia van der Merwe Other Names: Mrs Piet Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 61031 Camp History Name: Balmoral RC Age arrival: 26 Date arrival: 24/04/1902 Date departure: 27/04/1902 Reason departure: returned home Destination: Straffontein Tent number: 1187 Notes: RT 1187 Name: Irene RC Age departure: 26 Date departure: 22/02/1902 Reason departure: transferred as per application Pro 25 of 10/4/1902 Destination: Balmoral RC Farm History Name: Straffontein District: Middelburg Notes: no property Status of Husband Type: prisoner of war Relationships Mrs Aletta Sophia van der Merwe (Mrs Piet)       is the mother of Master Lucas Johannes van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Pieter Johannes van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 47 Balmoral CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 47 Notes: 1187 Title: DBC 46 Balmoral CR Type: Index camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 46 Notes: M 12

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.