BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Ms Helena van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:69916
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:13/03/1901
Date arrival:13/3/1900
Date departure:10/05/1901
Date departure:10 May
Reason departure:gone into town
Destination:Barberton
Tent number:T 70 10A
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:20
Date arrival:07/11/1901
Date departure:23/06/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:646
Name:Middelburg RC
Date arrival:23/06/1902
Date arrival:date of departure from Barberton RC
Farm History
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Johannesburg
Name:van der Merwe family
Town:Barberton
Relationships
Ms Helena van der Merwe
      is the sister of Mrs Sarah Muller
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.213
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.213


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.