BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Sister M W Aldridge
Other Names:Allridge
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:British
Camp occupation:trained nurse
Notes:See copies of passes
Unique ID:17956
Camp History
Name:Heilbron RC
Date departure:5/4/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bloemfontein RC
Date appointed (as staff):By 28/2/1902
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date departure:8/12/1902
Reason departure:dismissed because no longer needed
Destination:relief camp, Parys; England
Notes:20/12/1902: CSRC to SRC Bloemfontein: returned to England instead.
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:A2252: 8/12/1902: CSRC to SRC Bloemfontein
Title:SRC 47
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:47
Dates:Jan-Apr 1903
Notes:A2300: 20/12/1902: CSRC to SRC Bloemfontein and related correspondence
Title:SRC 39
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:39
Dates:Mar-Apr 1902
Notes:A1100: 5/4/1902: CSRC to SRC Heilbron 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.