BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Sister Snell
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Camp occupation:army nursing sister
Unique ID:17190
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date departure:1/4/1901
Reason departure:completed 6 months duty
Destination:England
Notes:26/12/1901: N Pern, SMO to SRC Bloemfontein: 26/12/1901: N Pern, PMO to SRC Bloemfontein: 3 more nurses are required for this hospital, one to replace Sister Snell who has just gone to [?] Gen Hospital with typhoid, the other two for the two new wards about to be opened, one for day duty, one for night duty.

30/12/1901: salary 5/- p month
Illness
Hospital:No 8 General Hospital
Reason:typhoid fever
Date arrival:21/1/1901
Out patient:Yes
Sources
Title:SRC 35
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:35
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:A413, 30/12/1901, CSRC to SRC Bloemfontein
Title:SRC 38
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:38
Dates:Feb-Mar 1902
Notes:A935: 4/3/1902: CSRC to Secy PMO Bloemfontein
Title:SRC 35
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:35
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:A413, 30/12/1901, CSRC to SRC Bloemfontein


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.