British Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr A Dyason
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Camp occupation:Camp Superintendent
Unique ID:1994
Camp History
Name:Heilbron RC
Age arrival:8/2/1902
Date arrival:02/11/1902
Name:Uitenhage RC
Notes:9/1/1902: CSRC to Dyason: Offering him position as SRC of one of RCs to be formed in Cape Colony, at £550 pa, rations and tent accommodation. 14/1/1902: Dyason in reply: Accepting offer. 21/1/1902: CSRC to Dyason: Offered appointment but camps will not be formed for another 2 months; Will probably be sent to East London, but may not be to his advantage to wait. 24/1/1902: ? Johannesburg to Goold Adams: Re Buchan's letter re Dyason. Admits he was not treated as well as he might have been and thinks we owe him some consideration. 18/12/1901: H Cloete, Alphen to Smuts: Asking that something be done for Dyason. Admitted as attorney, 1890, was deputy sheriff and JP in Humansdorp; practised in PE for 2 years, and Bulawayo for 3 years. Served for 5 months with Gorringe's Flying Column as a Lieut.
Name:East London RC
Date departure:22/8/1902
Reason departure:dismissed because no longer needed
Sources
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
Title:SRC 37
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:37
Dates:Feb 1902
Notes:A777: 8/2/1902: CSRC to A Dyason and related correspondence
Title:SRC 35
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:35
Dates:Dec 1901-Jan 1902
Notes:A564: 9/1/1902: CSRC to Dyason and related correspondence
Title:SRC 38
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:38
Notes:A886: Wagner, SRC Heilbron to CSRC
Title:SRC 42
Type:Correspondence: appointments
Location:VAB
Reference No.:42
Dates:June-July 1902
Notes:A1673: 22/7/1902: CSRC to Dyason