Personal Details Name: Mrs Belle Rutherfoord Type: Staff Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Camp occupation: hospital matron Unique ID: 18242 Camp History Name: Orange River RC Date departure: 3/11/1902 Reason departure: dismissed because no longer needed Destination: Cape Town to Durban Notes: 13/10/1902: ER to CSRC: asks for ticket to CT and passage by sea to Durban; has not been in the best of health lately. 14/10/1902: SRC Orange River to CSRC: recommending. Mrs Rutherfoord was the first lady at this camp and had much hard work under trying conditions in organising the housing arrangements at this camp, and she has had no holiday during her period of duty here. Granted. Sources Title: SRC 45 Type: Correspondence: appointments Location: VAB Reference No.: 45 Dates: Sept-Oct 1902 Notes: A1999: 3/10/1902: CSRC to SRC Orange River and related correspondence Title: SRC 38 Type: Correspondence: appointments Location: VAB Reference No.: 38 Notes: A905: 24/2/1902, Parry-Edwards to SRC Orange River

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