BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Stephanus Andries Adriaan Bester
Other Names:Stephanus A A
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:23 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:22743
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age departure:26
Date departure:05/05/1901
Date departure:5/5/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Bultfontein
District:Hoopstad
Name:Klipdrift
Town:Maraisburg
District:Cape Colony
Sources
Title:SRC 07
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:07
Dates:May 1901
Notes:RC1918, Deaths in camps, week ending 14/5/1901
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.21
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:17/5/1901, p.194


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.