Personal Details Name: Dr John Polson Type: Staff Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Occupation: doctor Notes: Medical Register, 1900, p.1821: Overseas: Reddersburg, OFS; MD Aberd 1859. Unique ID: 909 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Name: Brandfort RC Date departure: 05/12/1901 Date departure: 5/12/1901 Reason departure: sacked Notes: 5/12/1901, Jacobs, SRC to CSRC: Told Dr Polson that his services no longer required; leaves camp today. Regrets the question of hospital comforts should have been brought to your notice through an indirect channel. Would certainly have put a stop to it if he had known that it was going on. Has been obliged formerly to leave the Register of Hospital Comforts in the hands of the SMO and Hospital matron, but has now taken steps to ensure that a repetition of such affairs cannot occur in future without his knowledge. Sources Title: SRC 34 Type: Correspondence: appointments Location: VAB Reference No.: 34 Dates: Oct-Dec 1901 Notes: A275, 5/12/1901, Jacobs, SRC to CSRC Title: SRC 06 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 06 Dates: April-May 1901 Notes: RC1632, 1/5/1901: CSRC to DA and related correspondence

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