| Personal Details |
| Name: | Dr Macarthur |
| Type: | Staff |
| Born in camp? |
No |
| Died in camp? |
No |
| Gender: | male |
| Race: | white |
| Occupation: | doctor |
| Notes: | 11/8/1902:Telegram, Salus, Cape Town to CSRC: Asking about MacArthur as applied for government post;
18/8/1902: note, CSRC to Tonkin: Asking him to reply. Does not doubt his professional abilities but did not consult our interests financially.
Tonkin: Have wired 'Dr McArthur is satisfactory professionally but is a difficult man to get on with'. |
| Unique ID: | 1971 |
| Camp History |
| Name: | East London RC |
| Date departure: | 21/7/1902 |
| Reason departure: | dismissed because of reduction in medical staff |
| Notes: | 26/3/1902: Ill
21/7/1902: CSRC to MacArthur: Explaining his services no longer required because of reductions in medical establishments in camps. With reference to promise that government billets would be given to those who remain on, refers him to MOH ORC, who has already taken a number of medical officers from camps. Willing to give him a testimonial, as he believes he has done his duties satisfactorily, 'though I must say that you have not consulted our interests and been as economical as you might have been'. |
| Sources |
| Title: | SRC 34 |
| Type: | Correspondence: appointments |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 34 |
| Dates: | Oct-Dec 1901 |
| Notes: | A346, 21/11/1901, Telegram, Superintendent, Norvals Pont to CSRC |
| Title: | SRC 38 |
| Type: | Correspondence: appointments |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 38 |
| Dates: | Feb-Mar 1902 |
| Notes: | A859, 26/3/1902: Telegram, SRC East London to CSRC |
| Title: | SRC 35 |
| Type: | Correspondence: appointments |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 35 |
| Dates: | Dec 1901-Jan 1902 |
| Notes: | A578, 11/1/1902: Telegram: Kendal Franks to CSRC and related correspondence |
| Title: | SRC 43 |
| Type: | Correspondence: appointments |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 43 |
| Dates: | July-Aug 1902 |
| Notes: | A1662, 21/7/1902: CSRC to MacArthur |
| Title: | SRC 44 |
| Type: | Correspondence: appointments |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 44 |
| Dates: | Aug-Sept 1902 |
| Notes: | A1844, 11/8/1902:Telegram, Salus, Cape Town to CSRC and related correspondence |
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