BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Captain Arthur Grant Trollope
Type:Staff
Date of birth:18660610
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Occupation:soldier
Notes:17/12/1901: regiment - The Buffs [East Kent Regiment]
Submits application to be seconded for civil employment as a magistrate. Took up employment on the staff of the Military Governor, Bloemfontein on or about 21 May 1900 and was seconded in army orders dated 25/6/1900; still remains seconded.

11/3/1902: granted 4 months leave of absence to go to England.

29/3/1902: Handing over to Col. Wilkins, Indian Medical Service on 1 April

Hart's Army List, 1899: p.229: 12 years' service; 16/11/1887-2nd Lieut; 20/8/1890-Lieut; 7/4/1897-Capt.
P.230a: Served throughout the operations of the Chitral Relief Force under Sir Robert Low in 1895 with 1st battalion, Buffs (Medal with clasp).

Army List, 1903:
p.89 RM, ORC 18/10/1900;
p.600 Staff Service: Staff of Military Governor (graded Staff Capt.), Bloemfontein, 22/5/1900 - 18/10/1900; RM, ORC 19/10/1900;
p.1506 Still listed as Capt, Buffs.

Army List, 1904:
p.600 Employment as magistrate terminated 15/9/1902; employed under civil government, ORC (Spec. extra Regtl employ) 16/9/1902.

Army List, 1906:
p.1807 Listed as Reserve of officers, Territorial Regts; in italics so not available for service with regular forces for home defence;
p.2074 Listed as Officers retired from the Army.

Disappears from Army List after 1919.
Unique ID:1848
Sources
Title:SRC 20
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:20
Dates:Feb-March 1902
Notes:RC7707, 11/3/1902, CSRC to Secretary, ORC Administration
Title:SRC 21
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:21
Dates:Mar-Apr 1902
Notes:RC7986, 29/3/1902, CSRC to Director of Telegraphs, Bloemfontein
Title:SRC 17
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:17
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:RC6752, 17/12/1901, CSRC to DA and related correspondence
Title:Hart's Annual Army List
Location:PRO
Reference No.:1899


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.