Personal Details Name: Master Jacobus Erasmus van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 72255 Camp History Name: Orange River RC Age arrival: 14 Date arrival: 12/08/1901 Date departure: 18/06/1902 Reason departure: transfer Destination: Kimberley R C Farm History Name: Rietfontein District: Boshof Relationships Master Jacobus Erasmus van der Merwe       is the son of Mrs Hendrik Nicolaas Johannes van der Merwe (Cornelia Elizabeth) Sources Title: SRC 86 Orange River CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 86 Notes: p.026a, p113a

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.