British Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902


Personal Details
Name:Master Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:8 years 6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:76763
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:8
Age arrival:8 1/2
Date arrival:18/06/1901
Date departure:04/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:3650, 564
Farm History
Name:Rustfontein
District:Fauresmith
Relationships
Master Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe
      is the son of Mrs Elstje Susannah Magarietha Magdalena van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.185
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:220/12/1901, p.743
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.187a