South African Memories eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 264 pages of information about South African Memories.

South African Memories eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 264 pages of information about South African Memories.

MACKENZIE’S FARM, MAITLAND CAMP, BASE HOSPITAL:  Opened August 2, 1900; closed March 31, 1901.  Originally with 100 beds, subsequently increased to 150. 1,066 patients treated.

EASTWOOD, PRETORIA, BASE HOSPITAL:  Opened August 18, 1900; closed September 30, 1901.  Originally with 400 beds, subsequently increased to 564 beds. 5,227 in-patients, including 466 officers, and 1,095 out-patients, treated.

ELANDSFONTEIN BASE HOSPITAL:  Opened June 29, 1901; closed December 19, 1901.  Originally with 50 beds, subsequently increased to 138 beds. 823 in-patients, including 27 officers, and 900 out-patients, treated.

CHESHAM CONVALESCENT HOME AT JOHANNESBURG (for Officers only):  Opened March 1, 1901; closed October 10, 1901. 8 beds. 79 patients received.

FIELD-HOSPITAL AND BEARER COMPANY, with 100 beds, left England in March, 1900; opened at the seat of war in South Africa on April 12, 1900; closed April 1, 1901, having remained three months longer than was originally arranged for.  Subsidy of L3,000 received from Government for this purpose.

IMPERIAL YEOMANRY HOSPITALS.

     General Committee:
      Ninety ladies, whose names are given in the first volume
      of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals Report.

General Working Committee:
Lady Georgiana Curzon (Chairman). 
Adeline, Duchess of Bedford. 
The Duchess of Marlborough. 
The Countess of Dudley. 
The Countess of Essex. 
The Ladies Tweedmouth and Chesham (went to Deelfontein
in early days of Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals). 
Mrs. S. Neumann. 
Mrs. A.G.  Lucas. 
Mrs. Blencowe Cookson. 
Mrs. Julius Wernher (now Lady Wernher). 
Madame von Andre.

Finance Committee:
Viscount Curzon, M.P. (now Earl Howe). 
Mr. Ludwig Neumann. 
Adeline, Duchess of Bedford. 
Lady Chesham. 
Lady Georgiana Curzon.

     Press Committee:
       The Countess of Dudley. 
       The Countess of Essex. 
       Madame von Andre. 
       The Duchess of Marlborough. 
       Lady Georgiana Curzon.

     Transport Committee:
       Lady Tweedmouth. }
       Mrs. Julius Wernher. } Assisted by Major Haggard
       Mrs. S. Neumann. } and General Eaton. 
       Mrs. A.G.  Lucas. }
       Lady Georgiana Curzon. }

Gifts and Purchase Committee:
The Countess of Essex.    }
Lady Tweedmouth.          }  Assisted by General
Mrs. A. G. Lucas.         }  Eaton, Colonel Sloggett
Mrs. S. Neumann.          }  and Mr. Fripp, and
Lady Georgiana Curzon.    }  Mr. Oliver Williams.
Medical, Nursing, and General Staffs Committee:
The Duchess of Marlborough.     }
Adeline, Duchess of Bedford.    }  Assisted by General
The Countess of Warwick.        }  Eaton, Colonel Sloggett
Lady Chesham.                   }  and Mr. A. Downing
Madame von Andre.               }  Fripp. 
Lady Georgiana Curzon.          }

The chief workers in Ireland were:  The Countess of Longford, Lady Annette La Touche, and Mrs. Pirrie; but they were only on the General Committee, not on any of the subcommittees.

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