BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Sister G E Custance
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:18128
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Date arrival:15/3/1902
Date departure:4/7/1902; 16/8/1902
Reason departure:dismissed because no longer needed
Destination:England
Notes:12/3/1902: CSRC to SRC Aliwal North: Transferred to Kimberley to cope with severe outbreak of enteric.

18/8/1902: SRC Kimberley to CSRC: Asking if Sr Custance can go to CT 2 days early to visit her brother in Mowbray; Agreed
Sources
Title:SRC 39
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:39
Dates:Mar-Apr 1902
Notes:A977: 12/3/1902: CSRC to SRC Aliwal North and related correspondence
Title:SRC 37
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:37
Dates:Feb 1902
Notes:A812i: List of nurses for ORC RCs
Title:SRC 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1586: 4/7/1902: CSRC to SRC Kimberley
Title:SRC 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1586: 4/7/1902: CSRC to SRC Kimberley
Title:SRC 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1586: 4/7/1902: CSRC to SRC Kimberley


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.