BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Joshua Jacobus Bester
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:40135
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:22/02/1902
Tent number:121
Farm History
Name:Bester family
Town:Pietpotgietersrust
Relationships
Master Joshua Jacobus Bester
      is the son of Mrs Amarziner Fredricka Bester
Sources
Title:DBC 89 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 89
Dates:18/2/1902; 18/2/1902
Notes:p.16


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.