Personal Details Name: Dr Elmes Other Names: Elwes Type: Staff Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Occupation: doctor Camp occupation: doctor Notes: Medical Register, 1900, p.180: London: John Jas Cooper, 24 Gledstanes Rd, West Kensington, W. LRCP, LRCS, Edin; LFPS, Glasg, 1892; (Qu Colonial Cork and RCS Edin), Surg. Eastern Telegr. Co; late Resident Med Off. Northamp Gen Infirm Unique ID: 1975 Camp History Name: Kimberley RC Notes: 26/10/1901: Telegram, SRC, Kimberley to CSRC: Applies for 14 days sick leave, recommended by SMO 6/1/1902: CSRC to SRC, Kimberley: I presume Dr Elmes has been dismissed from further service in your camp, and he is no longer resident there. If he has not left he must do so at once. 9/1/1902: Reply: Dr Elmes still suspended and living in town of Kimberley. Please wire me definite instructions. Sources Title: SRC 34 Type: Correspondence: appointments Location: VAB Reference No.: 34 Dates: Oct-Dec 1901 Notes: A277, 26/10/1901, SRC Kimberley to CSRC Title: SRC 35 Type: Correspondence: appointments Location: VAB Reference No.: 35 Dates: Dec 1901-Jan 1902 Notes: A576, 26/12/1901: WW to SRC, Kimberley 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.