BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Sister Ethel Collins
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:British
Camp occupation:trained nurse
Notes:27/11/1902: Sr Collins Johannesburg to CSRC: Wants to remain in country; would indulgence passage be granted within a year from now.
27/11/1902: Reply: No.
Unique ID:17959
Camp History
Name:East London RC
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date departure:24/6/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:East London RC
Date appointed (as staff):By 28/2/1902
Sources
Title:SRC 37
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:37
Dates:Feb 1902
Notes:A8121: 17/3/1902: Memo: CSRC re nurses from England
Title:SRC 46
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:46
Dates:Oct-Dec 1902
Notes:A2176: 27/11/1902: Sr Collins Johannesburg to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1531: 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.