BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Rachel Jacoba Stiemens
Other Names:Kotie
Maiden name:Smit
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Camp occupation:volunteer nurse
Notes:maried Willem Johannes Stiemans, later divorcing him and marrying Borcherds
Unique ID:114748
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Sources
Title:Armstrong, Camp Diary
Notes:p.9, 59, 90


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.