BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Nurse A D Morrill
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Camp occupation:assistant nurse
Notes:A1616: Pencil note: Sister Morril was on duty at Winburg and Harrismith cmaps was granted leave to proceed to Durban where she was given 1 months notice with a promise of a free ticket to any place she wished to go. She is not entitled to a uniform allowance, but she has been in our service for 12 months.
Unique ID:17939
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Date departure:22/5/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Winburg RC
Notes:6/1/1902: CSRC to SRC Harrismith: refusing increase in pay above 1/- pd as she is untrained and only an assistant nurse.
31/12/1901: SRC Harrismith to CSRC: recommending increase in pay as she is doing excellent work and is much liked and respected by the inmates.

21/5/1902: Telegram: SRC Harrismith to CSRC: Came from Addington Hospital Durban specially engaged by Capt Mcclean.
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:22/5/1902
Date departure:16/7/1902
Reason departure:dismissed because no longer needed
Destination:Durban
Illness
Reason:enteric fever
Out patient:Yes
Sources
Title:SRC 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1616: 6/7/1902: Morrill to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 35
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:35
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:A537: 6/1/1902: CSRC to SRC Harrismith and related correspondence
Title:SRC 41
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:41
Dates:May-June 1902
Notes:A1312: 21/5/1902: Telegram: SRC Harrismith to CSRC and related correspondence


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.