BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Barend Jacobus Bester
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:72100
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:20
Date arrival:06/11/1901
Date departure:23/06/1902
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Springfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Abrahamsfontein
District:Phillippolis
Relationships
Mr Barend Jacobus Bester
      is the unknown of Mrs Barend Bester
Sources
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.019a


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.