| Accession Number | P03753.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c 1900 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of members of the 4th Imperial Bushmen's Contingent, SA, prior to embarking for ...
Description
Group portrait of members of the 4th Imperial Bushmen's Contingent, SA, prior to embarking for South Africa. Identified second row, second from left is Captain Spencer Smithson Dunn, Surgeon; identified third from left is Lieutenant Colonel James Rowell. The remaining men are unidentified. Captain Dunn was twice recommended for promotion to the rank of major during his service by the Principal Medical Officer under whom he served. He contracted typhoid and during his convalescence he was placed in charge of a steamer that housed Boer prisoners in the harbor of Cape Town. The 4th Imperial Bushmen returned to South Australia on 27 July 1901 aboard the troopship Britannic. Eleven of the South Australians were suffering from measles with a further 80 cases among the interstate troops. The local troops were admitted to the Torrens Island Quarantine Station under the care of Captain Dunn. Dunn was appointed Captain in the Medical Staff Active Forces on 1 August 1901 and also served as Medical Officer for the camps of the 7th and 8th South Australian Contingents.