Personal Details Name: Mr Willem Johannes van der Merwe Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Occupation: bywoner Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 91787 Camp History Name: Norvals Pont RC Date arrival: 23/7/1902 Name: Bethulie RC Age arrival: 30 Date arrival: 15/08/1901 Age departure: 31 Date departure: 24/04/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Uitenhage RC Name: Uitenhage RC Age arrival: 30 Date arrival: 26/04/1902 Date departure: 23/07/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Norvals Pont RC Farm History Name: Modderfontein District: Fauresmith Notes: father's farm; 1467 morgen Status Type: surrendered; oath of neutrality Notes: apr 1900, Edenberg; July 01 joined Guides Relationships Mr Willem Johannes van der Merwe       is the husband of Mrs Annie van der Merwe       is the father of Master Schalk Willem van der Merwe (van der Eerwe; Erwee)       is the father of Master John van der Merwe (Johannes) Sources Title: SRC 74 Bethulie CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 74 Notes: pg.114 Title: SRC 88 Uitenhage CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 88 Notes: p.051

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.