BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Barend Bester
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:124342
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:04/03/1901
Date departure:07/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:farm
Tent number:RT 294
Farm History
Name:Jackalsfontein / Jakalsfontein / Jakhalsfontein
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Master Barend Bester
      is the son of Mrs Magdalena Eliz Bester (Magdalena Elizabeth)
Sources
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. B 05


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.