BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Dr John A Kennedy
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Occupation:doctor
Notes:MD . . . ?
27/2/1902: Kennedy, DS, Nkandhla, Zululand to CSRC: Before accepting wants a guarantee of 1 year's service and travelling expenses.
27/2/1902: Kennedy to CSRC: Explaining that he has a permanent position with the Natal government, which is why he wants a guarantee of a year.
6/3/1902: telegram: Kennedy to CSRC: Accepting position.
Unique ID:1990
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Date arrival:05/03/1902
Date arrival:5/3/1902
Date departure:25/05/1902
Date departure:25/5/1902
Reason departure:resigning; not strong enough to do the amount of walking necessary
Date appointed (as staff):5/3/1902
Sources
Title:SRC 38
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:38
Dates:Feb-Mar 1902
Notes:A940, 27/2/1902, Kennedy to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 41
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:41
Dates:May-June 1902
Notes:A1306, [May 1902], Kennedy to PMO, Bloemfontein


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.