BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Aletta Gertruida Bester
Born in camp? No
Date death:07/10/1901
Place of death:Irene CR
Age died:11 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:chorea
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:125097
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:8 m
Age arrival:8 months
Date arrival:01/08/1902
Date arrival:Aug 1901
Age departure:8 m
Age departure:8 months
Date departure:07/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 1328
Farm History
Name:Jackalsfontein / Jakalsfontein / Jakhalsfontein
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Miss Aletta Gertruida Bester
      is the daughter of Mrs Martha Fran Fredrika Bester (Martha Francina Fredrika)
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:1/11/1901, p.1575
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. B 24


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.