BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Pieter Hendrik Christoffel van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:29 years 7 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:82309
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Date departure:12/11/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 651
Farm History
Name:Groeifontein / Groenfontein
District:Middelburg
Name:Bankplaats
District:Middelburg
Name:Rusfontein / Rustfontein
District:Bethal
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:25 Apr 1901
Relationships
Mr Pieter Hendrik Christoffel van der Merwe
      is the husband of Mrs Pieter Hendrik Christoffel van der Merwe
      is the father of Miss Andrissinna van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.236
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.236
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:6/12/1901, p.1723
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 139
Title:DBC 85 Middelburg DL
Type:Burial lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 85
Notes:5_364


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.