BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Dr William Arthur Trumper
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:British
Occupation:doctor
Camp occupation:doctor
Notes:Medical Directory, 1903, p.1591: Overseas: Sen Asst MO RC Kimberley; MRCS, LRCP Lond 1899 (St Mary's); late Resident in-dresser St Mary's Hospital and Asst House Surg Roy Devon and Exeter Hospital.
Unique ID:1890
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Notes:26/12/1901: Wm Woodward to SRC Kimberley: Notes that the camp now has only 2 Mos; feels 3 are necessary to attend to 4000 refugees. Asks to have Dr Trumper back from Brandfort. He knows his work, likes his work and does his work. Has confidence in him; would prefer him to a new man.
Name:Brandfort RC
Date departure:7/7/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie RC
Notes:21/3/1901: Superintendent, Brandfor to CSRC: Dr Trumper doing well he is convalescent and will be up in a few days.

20/1/1902: SCR, Brandfort to CSRC: Dr Trumper is down with enteric but will probably resume his duties in a month's time.

3/7/1902: CSRC to SRC, Bethulie: Trumper sent to relieve Dunn.
Name:Bethulie RC
Date departure:15/7/1902
Reason departure:resigned to open private practice
Destination:Bethulie
Illness
Reason:enteric
Out patient:Yes
Sources
Title:SRC 21
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:21
Dates:Mar-Apr 1902
Notes:RC7890, 21/3/1902, Telegram, Superintendent, Brandfort to CSRC
Title:SRC 35
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:35
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:26/12/1901: Wm Woodward to SRC Kimberley and related correspondence
Title:SRC 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1645, 15/7/1902, Trumper to SRC, Bethulie and related correspondence
Title:SRC 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1645, 15/7/1902, Trumper to SRC, Bethulie and related correspondence
Title:CO 26A Correspondence
Type:Secretary to the ORC Administration
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:26A
Notes:2370/01: List of doctors sailing from England for service in RCs
Title:SRC 35
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:35
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:26/12/1901: Wm Woodward to SRC Kimberley and related correspondence


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.