| Personal Details |
| Name: | Dr Caleb Schnehage |
| Type: | Staff |
| Born in camp? |
No |
| Died in camp? |
No |
| Gender: | male |
| Race: | white |
| Occupation: | doctor |
| Camp occupation: | doctor |
| Notes: | 3/5/1901: MD,
1/7/1901: MRCS
Medical Directory, 1900, p.1830: Overseas: Winburg, OFS; MD Brux 1888; LRCP, LRCS Edin LRPS Glasg 1887; MRCS Eng 1888.
Medical Directory, 1903, p.1578: Overseas: Winburg ORC.
De V mss: Registered as a medical practitioner on 22/2/1889, entered general practice in Winburg. Appointed chief doctor of the northern section of the OVS-Ambulans. Was involved in solving the problems experienced by southern division and later, when he had to supply ID documents to burghers he was accused of being uncooperative. Placed in charge of the base hospital in Harrismith in Jan 1900 by by mid March had handed over to Dr Zuurdeeg, and returned to Winburg. [Murray, Letters from a Boer parsonage.] |
| Unique ID: | 930 |
| Camp History |
| Name: | Winburg RC |
| Date departure: | 9/7/1901, 27/5/1902, 10/9/1902 |
| Reason departure: | dismissed because no longer needed |
| Date appointed (as staff): | 3/5/1901 |
| Notes: | 1/7/1901: As he can't very well attend to the increased number of refugees without residing in the camp, resigns his appointment as MO of refugees;
4/7/1901: CSRC asking him to wait until replacement comes from England.
9/7/1901: Superintendent, Winburg; He agrees to do so. |
| Sources |
| Title: | SRC 41 |
| Type: | Correspondence: appointments |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 41 |
| Dates: | May-June 1902 |
| Notes: | A1365, 27/5/1902, CSRC to SRC, Winburg |
| Title: | SRC 43 |
| Type: | Correspondence: appointments |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 43 |
| Dates: | July-Aug 1902 |
| Notes: | A1765, 8/8/1902, CSRC to SRC, Winburg |
| Title: | SRC 06 |
| Type: | Correspondence |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 06 |
| Dates: | April-May 1901 |
| Notes: | RC1796, 3/5/1901, Monthly report for Winburg |
| Title: | SRC 09 |
| Type: | Correspondence |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 09 |
| Dates: | June - July 1901 |
| Notes: | RC3107, Dr Schnehage to Superintendent, Winburg and related correspondence |
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