BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Russell Deane
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Occupation:camp superintendent
Unique ID:1976
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Date departure:09/12/1901
Date departure:9/12/1901
Reason departure:sacked
Notes:9/12/1901: CSRC to SRC, Bethulie: Instructed by DA to tell him that nothing affecting his character necessitates removing him from the superintendency of the camp. But he considers that owing to the bad state and severe epidemic falling over your camp, the camp should be placed in fresh hands. He regrets finding it necessary to place you in such a position.
10/12/1901: Telegram: Assist SRC, Bethulie to CSRC: Asking him to reconsider decision as the wish of all the staff and of all the refugees in the camp.
Note: refuses.
Sources
Title:SRC 35
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:35
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:A420, 9/12/1901: CSRC to SRC, Bethulie 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.