BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Foster
Other Names:Forster
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Unique ID:429
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date departure:21/3/1901
Reason departure:Allowed to join family in the Cape
Notes:19/3/1901: Superintendent notes that although there was no objection it caused jealousy;
21/3/1901: CSRC agrees
Sources
Title:SRC 03
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:03
Dates:Mar 1901 RC497-779
Notes:RC694, 19/3/1901, Superintendent, Bloemfontein to CSRC and reply, 21/3/1901


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.