Personal Details Name: Mr Alexander Cotter Other Names: Colter Born in camp? No Place of death: Aliwal North RC Age died: 32 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: consumption Gender: male Race: white Nationality: Free State Unique ID: 24176 Camp History Name: Aliwal North RC Farm History Name: Cotter family Town: Zastron Illness Hospital: Aliwal North RC Reason: consumption Date arrival: 10/4/1902 Out patient: Yes Notes: 17/4/1902: Superintendent, Aliwal North to CSRC: About a week ago application was made for a gentleman named Coulter, an English refugee, who was dying of consumption, to be taken up in my hospital. Mr Colter was staying at an hotel where he got very little attention, or comfort. I had him brought over and put him into a temporarily empty ward where he died yesterday. Although he was an ORC refugee he nevr claimed the assistance of any camp and as he was practically dying when brought in, I did not put him on the strength and have not included him in the hospital returns or scored him as a 'death' against the camp. Asks for approval. 23/4/1902: Reply: approval given. Sources Title: SRC 22 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 22 Dates: Apr-May 1902 Notes: RC8230, 17/4/1902, Superintendent, Aliwal North to CSRC and related correspondence Title: RS 29 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 29 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.66 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 25/4/1902, p.275

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