BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Nurse Heather Grey
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Occupation:nurse
Notes:8/2/1902: CSRC to Mrs Thomson, Secy Burgher Camp Female Employment Socy: listed as 'undesirable'.
Unique ID:1829
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Date departure:26/9/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Norvals Pont RC
Notes:20/9/1901: Superintendent, Kimberley to CSRC: Anxious to be moved to Kroonstad or even the Transvaal if such is possible; the SMO reports that her throat is weak, and dust storms such as prevail here, are injurious to her.

24/8/1901: SRC Kimberley to CSRC: Confirming my wire, I now beg to enclose you herewith report of the MO handed me this morning as also a statement by Nurse Heather Grey appertaining to the subject of my wire. . . . I do not wish to give further trouble with regard to nurses, and will endeavour to fill my vacancies here, subject to your approval, and have already engaged one, Nurse Heather Grey from the Bulawayo Hospital.
Sources
Title:SRC 34
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:34
Dates:Oct-Dec 1901
Notes:A265: nd, SRC Norvals Pont to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 12
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:12
Dates:Aug-Sept 1901
Notes:RC4434: Re Nurse Buckley
Title:SRC 37
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:37
Dates:Feb 1902
Notes:A754: 8/2/1902: CSRC to Mrs Thomson, Secy Burgher Camp Female Employment Socy
Title:SRC 16
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:16
Dates:Nov-Dec 1901
Notes:RC6271, 10/9/1901, Superintendent, Kimberley to CSRC
Title:SRC 15
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:15
Dates:Oct-Nov 1901
Notes:RC5796, 27/9/1901, telegram, Superintendent, Norvals Pont to CSRC


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.