BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Dr C J Westerfield
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Occupation:doctor
Camp occupation:doctor
Notes:31/5/1901: RAMS
Unique ID:923
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Date appointed (as staff):15/4/1901
Notes:19/7/1901: telegram, Superintendent, Kimberley to CSRC: MO tenders resignation today and hopes you will arrange to relieve him as soon as possible. If it were possible to get an army surgeon at once I should be at no inconvenience. Can I give Dr Westerfield an idea as to when MO mentioned in your R574 will arrive.

Nd: Salary £1 pd
Sources
Title:A 2030 Ploeger Archive
Type:Ploeger Archive
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:67
Dates:1900-1902
Notes:VAB: CO 43 2390/01: 12/6/1901: CSRC to Secy ORC Administration
Title:SRC 08
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:08
Dates:June 1901
Notes:RC2530, List of camp staff
Title:SRC 10
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:10
Dates:July-Aug 1901
Notes:RC3491, 19/7/1901, Superintendent, Kimberley to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 06
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:06
Dates:April-May 1901
Notes:RC1721, 2/5/1901, Monthly report for Kimberley camp
Title:SRC 07
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:07
Dates:May 1901
Notes:RC1869, 19/5/1901, Dr Westerfield to Superintendent, Kimberley


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.