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

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