BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Nurse Scannell
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Occupation:nurse
Unique ID:1830
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Date departure:21/10/1901
Date departure:24/10/1901
Notes:21/10/1901, Dr Woodward to Superintendent: In consequence of information received from Principal Nursing Sister, went between 5 & 6 pm, to Nurse Scannell's tent; found her drunk and incapable of duty. Yesterday, strictly against roders, she left the hospital at 9 pm, returning about 10.15 pm. Suspended.
24/10/1901, Superintendent to CSRC: dismissed.
Sources
Title:SRC 15
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:15
Dates:Oct-Nov 1901
Notes:RC5799, 24/10/1901, Superintendent, Kimberley 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.