BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Sister Highway
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Camp occupation:trained nurse
Unique ID:17940
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date departure:9/1/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Vredefort Road RC
Notes:9/1/1902: CSRC to SRC Bloemfontein: wishes to transfer present hospital matron to Vredefort Rd to take up same position there.
Name:Vredefort Road RC
Date arrival:18/1/1902
Notes:18/1/1902: SRC Vredefort Rd to CSRC: Asking about her duties. She says she is not going to do anything but matron's duties, amdn Matron Dupont, who has been here for 6 months, has always done her duty satisfactorily. No need for her supercession. As Mrs Highway's time expires in 5 weeks, it is a pty to have the trouble of shewing her her duty for that time and then have to do it all again.
22/1/1902: CSRC in reply: She was sent to replace Sister Dupont; was unaware that her time expired in 5 wees; asks what she intends doing.
Sources
Title:SRC 35
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:35
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:A572: 9/1/1902: CSRC to SRC Bloemfontein 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.