Personal Details Name: Mr Gerhardus C Bester Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Registration as head of family: Yes Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 166311 Camp History Name: Volksrust RC Age arrival: 15 Date arrival: date not given Date departure: 14/11/1902 Destination: Zamenkomst Farm History Name: Zamenkomst District: Vrede Sources Title: DBC 107 Volksrust camp register Notes: p. B 240-1

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.