BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Sister Janet Somerville
Other Names:Sommerskill
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:British
Occupation:nurse
Camp occupation:trained nurse
Unique ID:1919
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Date departure:16/8/1902
Reason departure:End of contract
Destination:England
Sources
Title:SRC 24
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:24
Dates:May-June 1902
Notes:RC8464, 7/5/1902, Superintendent, Bethulie to CSRC
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 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1723: 16/8/1902: CSRC to Messrs William, Anderson & Co 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.