BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Sister M L Hunter
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:British
Camp occupation:trained nurse
Unique ID:17976
Camp History
Name:Vredefort Road RC
Date arrival:03/03/1902
Date departure:20/04/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Kimberley RC
Date appointed (as staff):By 28/2/1902
Notes:9/4/1901: J Graham PMO to SRC Vredefort Rd: H appears to be very dissatisfied both with her surroundings and superiors. Such a state of mind is hardly conducive to good discipline, and suggests her transfer to another camp, where possibly she may be more contented.
19/4/1910: PMO to SRC: Will leave tomorrow by down mail. She has been very indiscreet, but no fault can be found with her nursing capabilities. She is very much cut up at parting from her sister, and as in the reduction of this camp next week, I can dispense with the services of another nurse, Nurse B Hunter might if possible also be transferred to Kimberley.
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:19/4/1902
Date departure:4/7/1902; 16/8/1902
Reason departure:dismissed because no longer needed
Destination:England
Notes:c.5/1/1903: A very good nurse, who could also be depended on to carry out instructions to the letter.
Relationships
Sister M L Hunter
      is the sister of Sister Barbara Hunter
Sources
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
Title:SRC 38
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:38
Dates:Feb-Mar 1902
Notes:A938: 3/3/1902: SRC Vredefort Rd to CSRC
Title:SRC 47
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:47
Dates:Jan-Apr 1903
Notes:c.5/1/1903: Report on nursing sisters desired by HC
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 40
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:40
Dates:Apr-May 1902
Notes:A1144: 9/4/1901: J Graham PMO to SRC Vredefort Rd and related correspondence
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.