BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Sister Jessie Allen
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Nationality:British
Occupation:nurse
Camp occupation:trained nurse
Notes:8/2/1902: CSRC to Mrs Thomson, Secy Burgher Camp Female Employment Socy: listed as 'undesirable'.
Unique ID:1985
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Notes:10/1/1902, CSRC to SRC, Bethulie: appointed as camp matron at £12 pm.
Name:Heilbron RC
Date appointed (as staff):by 31/5/1901
Sources
Title:SRC 35
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:35
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:A568, 10/1/1902, CSRC to SRC, Bethulie
Title:A 2030 Ploeger Archive
Type:Ploeger Archive
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:67
Dates:1900-1902
Notes:VAB: CO 43 2390/01: 12/6/1901: CSRC to Secy ORC Administration
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 37
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:37
Dates:Feb 1902
Notes:A8121: 17/3/1902: Memo: CSRC re nurses from England


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.