BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Pieter Hendrik Christoffel van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:82303
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Date departure:03/12/1901
Reason departure:deported as POW
Tent number:I 648
Farm History
Name:Rustfontein
District:Middelburg
Status of Son
Type:On commando
Notes:Lourens Jacobus (21)
Relationships
Mr Pieter Hendrik Christoffel van der Merwe
      is the husband of Mrs Ragel Cornelia van der Merwe
      is the father of Master Mattheus Nicolas van der Merwe
      is the father of Master Jozef Johannes Gerhardus van der Merwe
      is the father of Miss Barbara Jacomina van der Merwe
      is the father of Miss Dorothea Petronella Catharina van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 139


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.