BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Andries Nicolaas Bester
Other Names:Andreas Nicolaas Jacobus D
Born in camp? No
Date death:15/08/1901
Place of death:Irene CR
Age died:52 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:124345
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:51
Date arrival:04/03/1901
Age departure:51
Date departure:15/08/1910
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 296
Farm History
Name:Jackalsfontein / Jakalsfontein / Jakhalsfontein
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Mr Andries Nicolaas Bester (Andreas Nicolaas Jacobus D )
      is the father of Mr And Nic J D Bester (Andries Nicolaas J D)
      is the father of Miss Wilhemina A Bester
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.23
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:28/8/1901, p.1320
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.