BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Brink
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Camp occupation:assistant camp matron
Unique ID:17139
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Date appointed (as staff):13/12/1901
Notes:7/12/1901: SRC Brandfort to CSRC: Inspector Cole Bowen appointed Mrs Brink of nursing staff as camp matron; has informed her this is temporary pending CSRC approval. Commenced duties on 5/12/1901; has no proper quarters for her and her husband, who is storekeeper in the camp.
13/12/1901: SRC Brandfort to CSRC: Has accepted appointment as assistant matron at £10 per month.
Sources
Title:SRC 34
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:34
Dates:Oct-Dec 1901
Notes:A383, 7/12/1901, SRC Brandfort to CSRC 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.