BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss L Potgieter
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:1843
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Date appointed (as staff):20/10/1901
Notes:24/10/1901: SMO to CSRC: On recommendation of matron, has appointed her as senior nurse to the hospital pro tem. 'She is not trained but I may state that she is a most capable young lady and works with an untiring energy.' Suggests a small increase in salary to encourage her; she is a young lady taken out of the camp and had been connected with the hospital for the past 2 months.
Sources
Title:SRC 16
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:16
Dates:Nov-Dec 1901
Notes:RC6270, 24/10/1901, SMO, Orange River to CSRC


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.