Personal Details Name: Master Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe Born in camp? No Place of death: Kimberley RC Age died: 8 years 6 months Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: diarrhoea Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 76763 Camp History Name: Kimberley RC Age arrival: 8 Age arrival: 8 1/2 Date arrival: 18/06/1901 Date departure: 04/12/1901 Reason departure: death Tent number: 3650, 564 Farm History Name: Rustfontein District: Fauresmith Relationships Master Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe       is the son of Mrs Elstje Susannah Magarietha Magdalena van der Merwe Sources Title: RS 30 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 30 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.185 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 220/12/1901, p.743 Title: SRC 83 Kimberley CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 83 Notes: p.187a

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