BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902


Farm Details
Name:Zuid Bestekraal
District:Kroonstad
Notes:

Owner: Cornelius Botma; burnt for laying waste country used as base by enemy; owner present; (house burnt including house furniture) [Source: Cd 524, p.6]

Landdrost Robinson Farm, southern part of Zuid Bestekraal farm: owner: Barend de Lange; burnt for laying waste country used as base by enemy; same for owner P Schutte [Source: Cd 524, p.6]

Persons on Farm


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.