| Personal Details |
| Name: | Dr Fred S Ralston |
| Type: | Staff |
| Born in camp? |
No |
| Died in camp? |
No |
| Gender: | male |
| Race: | white |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | doctor |
| Camp occupation: | doctor |
| Notes: | 4/11/1901: CSRC to SRC, Bloemfontein: As Dr Ralston has given trouble at Winburg, Bloemfontein and Springfontein RCs, I propose dismissing him. HH wants something in writing from each camp saying that he is an agitator and causes trouble. Asks for this.
4/11/1901: Reply from Viner Johnson: During the time Dr Ralston was in Bloemfontein, I had several conversations with him. He did not impress me favourably. I consider that he is too impressionable and to imaginative to be reliable. From his own repeated statements to me he appears to take delight in initiating trouble in whatever sphere of work he may be in. His idea of happiness, judging from his own words, as 'making it hot' for some one with whom he happens to be associated. I should strenuously oppose his appointment to any post, where I had to maintain order.
5/11/1901: Reply from Dr Pern: Dr Ralston dressed more like a third-rate cowboy than a doctor, and apparently seldom brushed his hair; generally galloped furiously about the camp on a pony; always talking about his own experiencs, most of which originated and ended in his fertile imagination. Was always planning (to use his own expression) to get some one out of it, and that seemed to be his main object in life. The amount of work he said he used to get through in this camp, was quite impossible.
15/12/1901: Sinclair, SRC Springfontein to CSRC: Since Dr Ralston's return he has given no trouble and during my term of office he has not been on the sick list, attending to his duties daily. Unfortunately my term of office has been too short to pass an opinion on him but form what I can gather, he is not popular though I've had no complaints regarding him. He certainly is not in my favour.
20/3/1902: Refugee to CSRC: Telegram: Dr F Ralston applies for employment was not he once in your employ can you recommend him as an asst MO.
Reply: Pencil note: Dr F Ralston was brought out from England for this colony. He broke his contract resigning. |
| Unique ID: | 1837 |
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