BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr W Burke
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Camp occupation:dispenser
Notes:nd: Application for employment. Is a volunteer compounder in the RAMC, having the necessary qualifications. Is 26 years of age, and have had good experience both in army and civil dispensing. I have also had three months experience in the RC at Bloemfontein and possess a slight knowledge of the taal.
Unique ID:17134
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Date appointed (as staff):21/11/1901
Notes:20/11/1901: A volunteer compounder at No 12 General Hospital, Springfontein; obtained discharge and applied for RC job
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date arrival:23/11/1901
Date departure:27/11/1901
Reason departure:dismissed for drunkenness
Notes:26/11/1901: SRC Bloemfontein to CSRC: Reports that Mr B was the worse for wear shortly after arriving in this camp on Saturday last and had to be forcibly removed from the tent of a woman in the camp, Miss Combrink, by the police. Does not consider him suitable for the work here. PMO, who knows the man of old, gives him anything but a good name, and is of opinion he should be immediately removed.
Sources
Title:SRC 34
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:34
Dates:Oct-Dec 1901
Notes:A359, 26/11/1901, SRC Bloemfontein to CSRC
Title:SRC 34
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:34
Dates:Oct-Dec 1901
Notes:A359, 26/11/1901, SRC Bloemfontein to CSRC
Title:SRC 34
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:34
Dates:Oct-Dec 1901
Notes:A359, 26/11/1901, SRC Bloemfontein to CSRC


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.