Personal Details Name: Mrs Gert van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 79053 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 23 Date arrival: 25/06/1901 Farm History Name: Kaalaagte / Kaallaagte District: Bethal Status of Husband Type: On commando Notes: Age: 22 - Farmer Relationships Mrs Gert van der Merwe       is the unknown of Miss Susanna van der Merwe       is the mother of Miss Francina van der Merwe       is the mother of Master Theunis Jacobus van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 84 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 84 Notes: p. 256 Title: DBC 82 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 82 Notes: p. 36

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.