BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Dr Ambrose Spong
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Occupation:doctor
Notes:7/1/1903: Testimonial from CSRC: Served in this department from Sept 1901 as SMO, East London camp, MO Heilbron camp, latterly Inspecting MO of RCs. He has invariably performed his duties to my entire satisfaction. He is thoroughly reliable in his work and invariably takes a personal interest in his duties which he has been called upon to perform. Leaves the department because of the closure of the camps.
[Returned to England, much of the correspondence dealing with this.]

Medical Register, 1900, p.1128: Provincial: Manston House, Crossgates, Leeds; MB, ChB Vict (2nd Class Honours) 1898; (Leeds).
Unique ID:1946
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Date arrival:21/7/1902
Date departure:23/8/1902
Reason departure:transferred: to assist in breaking up of the camp
Destination:Vredefort Road RC
Name:Heilbron RC
Date arrival:September 1901
Date departure:28/03/1902
Date departure:28/3/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:East London RC
Name:Brandfort RC
Date arrival:21/7/1902
Name:East London RC
Date departure:21/7/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Brandfort RC
Name:Vredefort Road RC
Date arrival:23/08/1902
Date arrival:23/8/1902
Sources
Title:SRC 39
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:39
Dates:Mar-Apr 1902
Notes:A1064, 28/3/1902, Telegram, SRC Heilbron to CSRC
Title:SRC 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1602, 21/7/1902, CSRC to SRC, Brandfort
Title:SRC 43
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:43
Dates:July-Aug 1902
Notes:A1669, 21/7/1902, CSRC to SRC, East London
Title:SRC 44
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:44
Dates:Aug-Sept 1902
Notes:A1880, 25/8/1902, SRC, Vredefort Rd to CSRC
Title:SRC 32
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:32
Dates:Dec 1902-Feb 1903
Notes:RC10554, 21/12/1902, Spong to CSRC
Title:SRC 47
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:47
Dates:Jan-Apr 1903
Notes:A2347, 7/1/1903: Testimonial from 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.