BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Dr Andrew Hardy Mackenzie
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Occupation:doctor
Unique ID:1792
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Date departure:16/10/1901
Notes:15/10/1901, telegram, Mackenzie to CSRC: resigning his appointment and asking for a permit.
Attached note: He can come to Bloemfontein, but only on the understanding that if a civil case is pending against him he will have to return.

12/10/1901: telegram, Superintendent to CSRC: Dr Mackenzie resigned; please send another doctor.
13/10/1901: telegram, superintendent to CSRC: 'Think it better for all concerned that Dr Mackenzie leaves at once and that Dr Stewart be appointed permanently. There is a court case on between Dr Mackenzie and a refugee tomorrow.'
Sources
Title:SRC 14
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:14
Dates:Sept-Oct 1901
Notes:RC5532, 15/10/1901, Mackenzie to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 38
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:38
Dates:Feb-Mar 1902
Notes:A855, 18/2/1902, CSRC to PMO, Bloemfontein and related correspondence
Title:SRC 15
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:15
Dates:Oct-Nov 1901
Notes:RC5732, 12/10/1901, Superintendent, Bethulie to CSRC 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.