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KESTELL, J.D. {John Daniel) (1854-1941). Playwright. He was later known as Vader (Father) Kestell, theologian and pastor, devoted military chaplain to the Boer forces in the [[Anglo-Boer War]]. ** Wrote a five act play entitled ''[[The Struggle for Freedom]]'' using the pseudonym Leinad (1881).  
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[[J.D. Kestell|John Daniel Kestell]] (1854-1941) was a theologian, pastor and playwright.  
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He also wrote under the [[pseudonym]] [[Leinad]]
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== Biography ==
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He was later known as Vader (Father) Kestell, theologian and pastor, devoted military chaplain to the Boer forces in the [[Anglo-Boer War]].
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Wrote a five act play entitled ''[[The Struggle for Freedom]]'' using the pseudonym [[Leinad]] (1881).  
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John Daniel Kestell (1854-1941) was a theologian, pastor and playwright.

He also wrote under the pseudonym Leinad

Biography

He was later known as Vader (Father) Kestell, theologian and pastor, devoted military chaplain to the Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Wrote a five act play entitled The Struggle for Freedom using the pseudonym Leinad (1881).


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