Personal Details Name: Master Schalk Willem van der Merwe Other Names: Skalk Willem Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Transvaal Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 80102 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 6 Date arrival: 03/04/1901 Date departure: 18/04/1902 Destination: Wentworth Tent number: I 205 Name: Jacobs Siding RC Age arrival: 6 Date arrival: 23/04/1902 Date departure: 14/10/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Middelburg Tent number: 780 Farm History Name: Klipspruit District: Middelburg Name: Schoongezicht / Scoongezicht / Schoonuitzicht District: Middelburg Relationships Master Schalk Willem van der Merwe (Skalk Willem)       is the son of Mr Hendrik Frederik van der Merwe Sources Title: DBC 83 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 83 Notes: p. 31 Title: DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR Type: Camp register Notes: p. 100

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