BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Master Barend Bester
Other Names:Barend Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:153130
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:13
Date arrival:07/05/1901
Date departure:02/10/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Tent number:RT 78/355
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:05/10/1901
Date departure:11/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:373 / 1552
Farm History
Name:Hartebeestfontein
Name:Hartebeestfontein
District:Klerksdorp
Relationships
Master Barend Bester (Barend Jacobus)
      is the son of Mr Paul Michael Bester
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. B-015

Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 56

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.