Personal Details Name: Dr Andrew J Gibson Type: Staff Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Occupation: doctor Camp occupation: doctor Unique ID: 1991 Camp History Name: Kroonstad RC Date departure: 15/03/1902 Date departure: 15/3/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Orange River RC Notes: 3/3/1902: Gibson to CSRC: Asking if he will get a free passage to England after a year's service; by resigining as civil surgeon to work in camps, he forfeited this. 8/3/1902: Reply: No 8/3/1902: CSRC to SRC, Kroonstad: Offering Gibson post as PMO at Kabusie at £600 pa. Name: Orange River RC Date arrival: 19/03/1902 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Uitenhage Notes: 20/3/1902: Gibson to CSRC: thanking him for appointing him SMO Uitenhage. Apologises for delay in arriving at OR camp but it was not his fault. Explains circumstances 21/3/1902: CSRC to SRC, Orange River: To proceed immediately on the arrival of Dr King to East London to confer with Mr Mansergh as to the future medical arrangements of the Uitenhage RC. On his arrival he should report to Mr A Dyason, the superintendent of the RC at Deal's Hotel. Sources Title: SRC 38 Type: Correspondence: appointments Location: VAB Reference No.: 38 Dates: Feb-Mar 1902 Notes: A942, 8/3/1902: CSRC to SRC, Kroonstad and related correspondence Title: SRC 39 Type: Correspondence: appointments Location: VAB Reference No.: 39 Dates: Mar-Apr 1902 Notes: A1031, 21/3/1902: CSRC to SRC, Orange River

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