BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Phillipus Rudolf van der Merwe
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:61047
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:01/11/1901
Date departure:03/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Irene RC
Tent number:774
Notes:RT 774
*
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:03/02/1902
Date arrival:date of departure from Balmoral RC
Farm History
Name:Bijenestpoort
District:Pretoria
Notes:no property
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:self: sent in by Col Fortescue via Eerste Fabrieken, 31/1101
Relationships
Mrs Phillipus Rudolf van der Merwe
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Christina van der Merwe
      is the mother of Master Petrus van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0774
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:M 13


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.