Lieutenant-Colonel E J E Risk RAMC is know to have held command of the Surgical Division below and was the Senior Medical Officer at the Sanatorium below, during his war service.
The Surgical Division of the No.16 General Hospital that is known to have been at Elandsfontein, does not seem to be mentioned anywhere, is there further information for this? I have checked the Wellcome Collection but to no avail.
Furthermore, there is also a mention of the Sanatorium near the Bultfontein mine, but only the below from JSTOR:
Kimberley itself is peculiarly situated. On the one side are the Kimberley and De Beers mines and their working mines is deposited, occupy several square miles, the whole of which is lit up with electric light and overlooked by watch. At a distance of some two miles from Kimberley and its two mines is situated the suburb of Beaconsfield, with the Dutoitspan and Bultfontein mines. Between these two townships is situated the sanatorium, which is the headquarters of the garrison. Over the sanatorium and also over the De Beers rock shaft are two commanding watch towers from which men continually survey the whole surrounding grass country through telescopes.
Can anyone shed further light on these?
