BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr A O Kemp
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:18247
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Notes:18/6/1901: RM Kroonstad to AO Kemp: Instructed by APM to bring to your notice that your wife and 3 children are totally unprovided for, and that they will be turned out of their home should the arrear rent of the building not be paid without delay. Instructed to make provision for the support of your family or APM will take steps against you.
21/6/1901: Kemp to Secy ORC Admin: Is powerless to assist them; asks how to act.
Notes on file: 27/6/1901: ? To Wilson: Appears to be nothing for them but the RC. Ask Mr Harley to make arrangements.
27/6/1901: Wilson to CSRC: Asks him to arrange for them to be placed in NRC at Kroonstad as Mrs Kemp is a coloured woman.
28/6/1901: Harley arranged this.
Sources
Title:CO 25 Correspondence
Type:Secretary to the ORC Administration
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:25
Notes:2253/01: 18/6/1901: RM Kroonstad to AO Kemp and related notes


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.