British Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902


Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Johannes Stephanus van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:13 years 7 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:99349
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:13
Date arrival:21/10/1901
Date departure:05/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Bloemhof
District:Ficksburg
Relationships
Master Willem Johannes Stephanus van der Merwe
      is the son of Mrs Maria Aletta van der Merwe (van der Linde)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.186
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:20/12/1901, p.742
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.523 (238)