BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Sister I Madeleine Allen
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Occupation:nurse
Camp occupation:trained nurse
Notes:Railway pass to proceed from Bloemfontein to Heilbron

22/3/1901: letter to CSRC complaining - see AskSam
Unique ID:61
Camp History
Name:Heilbron RC
Date appointed (as staff):26/2/1901
Notes:24/3/1901: not needed at Heilbron;
25/3/1901: must stay there
Name:Bethulie RC
Date departure:1/3/1902; 22/11/1902
Reason departure:dismissed because no longer needed
Destination:England
Notes:1/3/1902: IM Allen to CSRC: Has completed her 2nd six months and now wants to resign; asks for permit
Sources
Title:SRC 04
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:04
Dates:Mar-Apr 1901
Notes:RC782, 24/3/1901, Superintendent, Heilbron to CSRC & reply
Title:SRC 02
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:02
Dates:Feb 1901-7 Mar 1901
Notes:RC241
Title:SRC 38
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:38
Notes:A926: 1/3/1902: IM Allen to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 04
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:04
Dates:Mar-Apr 1901
Notes:RC782, 24/3/1901, Superintendent, Heilbron to CSRC & reply
Title:SRC 46
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:46
Dates:Oct-Dec 1902
Notes:A2153: 22/11/1902: Comfort to Andersons Cape Town


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.