BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr J G Brink
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:landrost
Camp occupation:Camp Superintendent
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:245
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date appointed (as staff):7/3/1901
Notes:7/3/1901: appointed Assist Superintendent.
Name:Kroonstad RC
Notes:19/3/1901: ordered to take up position as clerk to the Superintendent at Kroonstad.
21/3/1901: appointed as clerk, Kroonstad in place of Mr Locke

1/4/1901: Superintendent's report: Is a competent clerk and he considers him will fitted for the duties assigned to him.
Name:Vredefort Road RC
Date departure:23/9/1902
Reason departure:dismissed because no longer needed
Destination:Jagersfontein Road
Date appointed (as staff):22/5/1901
Notes:21/7/1902: Brink SRC Vredefort Road to CSRC: Applies for leave to CT because of the low state of his health. Has been working in camps continuously for 17 months.
27/8/1902: Brink to CSRC: Reports his return, recovered in health. Camp is breaking up fast and will be evacuated in a few days.
Sources
Title:SRC 04
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:04
Dates:Mar-Apr 1901
Notes:RC1103, 1/4/1901, Superintendent's monthly report
Title:SRC 03
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:03
Dates:Mar 1901 RC497-779
Notes:RC652, 19/3/1901, CSRC to JG Brink
Title:SRC 03
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:03
Dates:Mar 1901 RC497-779
Notes:RC652, 19/3/1901, CSRC to JG Brink
Title:SRC 44
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:44
Dates:Aug-Sept 1902
Notes:A1853: 23/8/1902: CSRC to Brink and related correspondence
Title:SRC 02
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:02
Dates:Feb 1901-7 Mar 1901
Notes:RC460, 7/3/1901, CSRC to JG Brink
Title:SRC 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1679: 21/7/1902: Brink SRC Vredefort Road to CSRC and related correspondend


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.