| Personal Details |
| Name: | Mr Leslie J Sheffield |
| Type: | Staff |
| Born in camp? |
No |
| Died in camp? |
No |
| Gender: | male |
| Race: | white |
| Nationality: | British |
| Camp occupation: | head office clerk |
| Notes: | 14/6/1902: Sheffield to CSRC: Applies for indulgence passage to England in first week of August and return after 3 months. Has been in govt employ in Bloemfontein for past 2 years; when Trollope took over CSRC on 18/2/1901, came to his office as clerk; was appointed head clerk on 1/6/1902, in which capacity now serving. Has not had a holiday, and only 6 weeks off when had enteric fever.
7/7/1902: unable to grant as transports full.
3/12/1902: Sheffield to CSRC: Overstayed leave. Explains circumstances. Trollope originally promised him leave; was only able to take this 4 months after Wilkins came. During the first two months of this period you were entirely new to the work and almost every question of moment was referred to me; this, in addition to my duties as chief clerk, which often kept me at the office from early morning till 10 or 11 o'clock at night, dreated a strain which might have had serious results had I not gone away when I did, even now I sometimes feel the effects of it. Feels it is a poor return that his salary was stopped for the few days he was late. Points out that the official in the Transvaal doing the same work is being paid £1000 pa. |
| Unique ID: | 18558 |
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British Concentration Camps