 The gang is historically significant because a nominated senator, General Koos de la Rey, was shot by a policeman at a road block set up to look for the Foster gang.De la Rey's death and subsequent funeral, where it was rumoured that he had been assassinated by the government, was a contributory factor in the Maritz Rebellion of 1914.A South African feature film on the Foster Gang, entitled "The Foster Gang" produced and directed by Percival Rubens, was released in 1964.