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South Australian
Departures and Arrivals



CONTINGENT    DEPARTED    RETURNED
1st (South Australian Mounted Rifles)    November 2, 1899    November 30, 1900
2nd (South Australian Mounted Rifles)    January 26, 1900    May 12, 1901
3rd South Australian Bushmen's    February 27, 1900    June 25, 1901
4th (South Australian Imperial Bushmen)    May 1, 1900    July 27, 1901
5th (South Australian Imperial Bushmen)    February 9, 1901    April 27, 1902
6th (South Australian Imperial Bushmen)    April 6, 1901    April 27, 1902
Australian Army Medical Corps (SA)    February 11, 1902      
2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA)    February 20, 1902    July 31, 1902
4th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA)    April 1, 1902    July 24 & 31, 1902
8th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA)    May 26, 1902    July 24, 1902


First (South Australian Mounted Rifles) Contingent
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Departed: November 2, 1899
Returned: November 30, 1900




[ Intake 1 | Intake 2 | Intake 3 | Intake 4 | Intake 5 ]
 [ Intake 6 | Intake 7 | Intake 8 | Intake 9 | Intake 10 ]


* Please treat the following information with caution and refer
to primary sources for confirmation and further research.

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[Top]      SOLDIER'S NAME        RANK                       COMMENTS

AISTON       G.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
ALDERSEY     W.E.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 19/11/1900
ALEXANDER    J.J               Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
ANGROVE      A.                Private           (also given as Corporal Andrew ANGRAVE with the 6th Contingent)
BARRON       R.T.              Lance-Corporal     ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BATES        A.S.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BEECKEN      A.N.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BENNETT      J.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BLAIR        Francis Malcolm   Lieutenant        Promoted to Captain 10/12/1900; Queen's Medal with 5 clasps
BOTHE        A.                Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 11/6/1900
BRADSHAW     C.H.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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BRISBANE     A.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BRISTOW      E.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BROWN        J.R.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BURTON       T.P.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 11/6/1900
BUTEFISCH    W.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
CAMERON      A.D.K.            Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900
CARSON       A.E.              Private           Promoted to Lance-Corporal
COLLINS      F.W.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 11/6/1900
COOPER       A.W.R.            Lance-Corporal     ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
CORNISH      F.C.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
DAVIS        G.C.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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DAWSON       T.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
DEW          M.J.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
DOHERTY      H.P.              Sergeant           ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
DUNCAN       E.T.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 19/11/1900
EARLE        J.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
EDGE         A.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
EVERSLEY     H.E.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
EWENS        A.E               Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
FORBES       J.                Private           Missing (date not recorded); Died?
FOREMAN      W.J.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GILBERT      L.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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GLIEMAN      T.W.              Corporal-Bugler   (also given as Thomas W. GLEEMAN with the 5th Contingent); Promoted to Sergeant
HANLEY       T.                Sergeant           ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HANSON       E.H.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HARE         J.L.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HAWKE        H.E.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HAY          J.G.              Private           Promoted to Corporal
HEINJUS      J.H.              Corporal          Died of enteric at Naauwpoort 26/4/1900
HILL         R.                Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 19/11/1900
HOLLAND      T.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HOLLAND      W.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HOOD         T.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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HOWE         S.                Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900
HOWLAND      Frederick Henry   Captain           Commanding Officer; Promoted to Major 5/9/1900; Queen's Medal with 5 clasps
JENKINSON    T.R.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
JOHNSTONE    A.W.              Sergeant          Promoted to Lieutenant 21/3/1900; Queen's Medal with 3 clasps
JONES        S.R.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
JUSTICE      W.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
KEITH        C.J.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
KELLY        W.J.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
KILSBY       A.J.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
KLAFFER      T.J.              Corporal          Died at Wynberg 12/10/1900
KUBALE       J.C.              Colour-Sergeant   Slightly wounded at Wanderlover 7/9/1900

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LARSON       J.B.T.            Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900
LASCELLES    G.R.              Captain           Royal Fusiliers; Promoted to Adjutant
LAYCOCK      F.                Sergeant          Promoted to Lieutenant in the 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse
LEANE        F.T.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MACARTHUR    D.                Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900
MACDONALD    R.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MACKENZIE    W.H.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 17/12/1900
MALEY        J.                Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900
MALONE       M.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MALONE       R.A.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 19/11/1900
MANDER       J.G.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900
MARSHALL     T.                Private           Slightly wounded at Wanderlover 7/9/1900; Invalided to Australia arriving 28/2/1901

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MASON        C.F.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MATTHEWS     F.G.              Private           Died of fever at Deelfontein 7/4/1900
McBETH       J.C.J.            Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
McGARISH     A.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
McGILLVRAY   James             Corporal          (also given as James McGILLIVRAY with the 5th Contingent); Promoted to Sergeant
McINTOSH     N.A.              Corporal           ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
McLEOD       D.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MERROTSY     G.L.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MOLONEY      C.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MORPHETT     H.L.A.            Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MUIR         F.                Lance-Corporal     ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MURCH        A.E.              Private           Missing (date not recorded); Died?

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NAUGHTON     T.A.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
NELSON       O.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
NIXON        A.R.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 11/6/1900
NOBLETT      G.E.H.            Corporal          Promoted to Lieutenant in the 5th and 6th Contingents
NOBLETT      J.E.              Private           Promoted to Lance-Corporal
OLDHAM       D.C.              Lance-Corporal     ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
OWEN         R.W.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 17/12/1900
PALTRIDGE    G.R.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
PARSONS      J.W.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 11/6/1900
PETRIE       J.E.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
PINSTNEY     S.C.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
POPE         J.                Private           Missing (date not recorded); Died?

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POWELL       J.W.              Lieutenant        Killed in action at Rensburg 9/2/1900
PROVIS       F.H.              Private           Taken prisoner; Invalided to Australia arriving 23/7/1901
RAYMOND      L.S.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
REID         J.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
RISPIN       A.C.              Lance-Corporal     ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
RUDDOCK      J.W.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
RUST         W.                Private           Promoted to Lance-Corporal
SCHMIDT      S.J.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SCHWAN       W.                Sergeant           ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SCOTT        A.E.              Private           Promoted to Lance-Corporal
SHEARER      J.H.              Private           Promoted to Lieutenant in the 5th and 6th Contingents
SHORT        R.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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SIMPSON      A.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SMITH        G.                Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900
SMITH        W.E.              Private           Killed in action 18/2/1900
STACEY       N.A.J.            Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
STAPLETON    John Henry        Lieutenant        Promoted to Captain 5/9/1900; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901; D.S.O.; Queen's Medal with 4 clasps    
STEPHENS     T.H.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SUFFOLK      W.C.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SWANSON      J.H.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
TAVERNER     J.G.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
THOMAS       W.                Sergeant          Promoted to Quartermaster-Sergeant; Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900
THOMPSON     D.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
TOLL         J.T.              Captain           Medical Staff; Died at sea on s.s. AUSTRALASIA while being invalided to Australia

[Top]      SOLDIER'S NAME        RANK                       COMMENTS

TOOLE        J.                Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 19/11/1900
WAITE        W.C.N.            Corporal          Promoted to Lieutenant in the 5th and 6th Contingents
WALTER       J.C.              Lance-Corporal     ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WALTERS      W.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WARE         W.T.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WARNES       E.C.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900
WATSON       A.W.              Sergeant           ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WAUCHOPE     F.H.              Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WHITEHEAD    W.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WHITLEY      F.                Private            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WILKIE       W.H.              Private           Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900
WILSON       F.M.E.O.          Corporal          Invalided to Australia arriving 10/8/1900



The information above was extracted and compiled in good faith from the
Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa,
compiled and edited in 1911 by Lieutenant-Colonel P.L. Murray, R.A.A. (Ret.).

Please treat the information with caution
and refer to primary sources for confirmation and further research.


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