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Tasmanian Soldiers



Third (First Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen) Contingent
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Departed: April 26, 1900
Returned: August 5, 1901



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[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

ADAMS        Angus Robert            Trooper                 Promoted to Sergeant
BARWISE      William Kenyon          Trooper                 Promoted to Lieutenant with "E" Company in the 1st Australian Commonwealth Horse with the 5th contingent
BELLETTE     Ernest Amos             Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BERWICK      William                 Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
BISDEE       John Hutton             Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania; Returned as an officer with the 2nd Imperial Bushmen in the 4th contingent; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 13/11/1900; V.C.
BLACKABY     Henry                   Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BOSTOCK      Daniel William          Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BREWER       William John Colin      Trooper                 Promoted to Sergeant
BRIDLEY      Walter McIntosh         Trooper                 Taken prisoner but escaped
BROWN        Albert Melton           Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BROWN        Edward Stanley          Corporal                Wounded at Warmbad and invalided

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BROWN        Godfrey Hugh            Trooper                 Taken prisoner; Died of wounds at Warmbad 20/9/1900
BROWNELL     Eric Lindsey Douglas    Trooper                 Promoted to Corporal for gallantry; Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 8/7/1901; Invalided to Tasmania; Returned with the 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen in the 4th contingent    
BRUMBY       Lewis Berkley           Trooper                 Promoted to Lance-Corporal; Sergeant-Major at camp in Cape Town
BULL         Allan Thomas            Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BURBURY      Leslie Douglas          Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BUTCHER      Louis George            Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
CAMPBELL     William James           Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
CHESTER      Alfred Victor           Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
CLARK        Peter                   Trooper                 Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901; D.C.M.
CLIFF        James                   Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
COOPER       Joseph                  Trooper                 Wounded at Warmbad; Invalided to Tasmania

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COSTELLO     Albert Edward           Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
CRACKNELL    William                 Sergeant                 ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
CRAWFORD     Reginald Calder         Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
CROSBY       Edward Barclay          Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
DAVIS        Herbert Frank           Trooper                 Promoted to Lance-Corporal; Promoted to Sergeant
DAVIS        William Walter          Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
DAWES        William James           Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
DOUGLAS      Gordon Adye             Trooper                 Promoted to Lance-Corporal; Received an Imperial Commission
DUDFIELD     James                   Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
D'ALTON      Frank                   Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
EDDY         William Lawrence        Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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EGAN         James Patrick           Trooper                 Taken prisoner 9/3/1901; Re-joined the contingent afterwards; Commissioned in South African Field Force
FERGUSSON    Benjamin Thomas         Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
FIRTH        Albert Alex. Crossley   Trooper                 Wounded at Warmbad
FLEMING      Percy James             Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
GARDINER     Arthur Joseph           Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GARROTT      Edgar Albert            Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GEERES       Leslie Harry            Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GERRAND      James                   Trooper                 Promoted to Sergeant
GLEESON      Denis                   Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GREEN        Richard                 Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GRIFFIN      James                   Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

GROOM        Francis Arthur          Trooper                 Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901; D.C.M.
GUEST        Robert William          Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HAIZ         Albert Xavier           Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HAMILTON     Henry William Vere      Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HARRADINE    Edward Francis          Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HAYS         Albert Ernest           Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HERBERT      Lewis Arthur            Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
HEYNE        Charles                 Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HODGKINSON   Walter Frank Cecil      Trooper                 Taken prisoner 19/3/1901; Re-joined the contingent afterwards
HUMPHREYS    Robert                  Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HUTTON       Leonard                 Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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ITCHINS      Henry Gabriel           Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
JACKSON      Charles Albert          Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
JOHNSON      Alfred                  Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
JOHNSTONE    Clarence Albert James   Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
KENWORTHY    William                 Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
KEOGH        Peter                   Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
KING         Charles George          Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LAUGHTON     Louis Horace            Trooper                 Promoted to Lieutenant in 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen with the 4th contingent
LAWFORD      William                 Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LAWRENCE     Owen Effingham          Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania; Returned to South Africa
LESTER       Harold Joseph           Corporal                Invalided to Tasmania

[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

LETTE        Louis Frances John      Trooper                 Died of enteric at Pretoria 18/10/1900
LEWIS        Richard Charles         Captain                 Officer Commanding; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901; D.S.O.; Queen's Medal with 3 clasps
LITCHFIELD   Arthur Frederick        Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LITTLEJOHN   Mervyn James            Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LUTTRELL     Darcy                   Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
MACE         Trevor Ellis            Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MAGUIRE      William Alfred          Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
McCLELLAND   William                 Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
McGUILLAN    Andrew                  Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
McLAREN      Percy                   Trooper                 Killed in action near Bronkhurst Spruit 22/1/1901
McLEOD       Albert Arthur           Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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MUCKLE       Robert                  Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
NETTLEFOLD   Arthur William          Sergeant                Invalided to Tasmania
O'MAY        Sydney Robert           Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
PAGE         Louis Sydney Eccles     Corporal                Promoted to Lieutenant 5/12/1900; Queen's medal with 3 clasps; Returned to South Africa in October 1901 and Commissioned with Cape Colony Field Force
PERKINS      Raymond                 Lieutenant              Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901; D.S.O.; Queen's Medal with 3 clasps
PILSBURY     William George          Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
REYNOLDS     Hubert Ross             Corporal                Promoted to Sergeant; To Lieutenant 12/4/1901; Queen's medal with 3 clasps
RYE          Edward John             Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SALE         Arthur Arnold           2nd Lieutenant          Promoted to Captain in February 1901; Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 8/3/1901; Killed in action at Pietersburg 9/4/1901
SHAW         George                  Sergeant                Wounded at Warmbad; Promoted to Lieutenant in 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen with the 4th contingent
SHAW         James                   Farrier-Sergeant        Invalided to Tasmania

[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

SHEGOG       William Lowry           Troop Sergeant-Major     ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SHIELDS      James Robert            Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SIMPSON      Arthur Whitfield        Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SIMPSON      Charles                 Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
SIMPSON      Walter John             Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SKINNER      Harold                  Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SMITH        Norman Banks            Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
STEPHENS     Ed. William             Sergeant                Promoted to Lieutenant with "C" Squadron in the 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse with the 7th contingent
STEPNELL     Joseph                  Corporal                Invalided to Tasmania
STOCKER      Archie                  Trooper                 Promoted to Sergeant; To Lieutenant 10/4/1901; Special mention in General Plumer's despatches 8/5/1901; D.C.M.; Queen's Medal with 3 clasps
STOREY       Cameron Richard         Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

SUMMERS      Mervyn Alfred           Sergeant                Invalided to Tasmania
TAYLOR       George Ernest           Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania; Returned with the 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen in the 4th contingent
TOWNLEY      Percy James             Quartermaster-Sergeant  Regimental Staff
TURNER       Charles Arthur          Bugler                   ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
VINEY        Arthur Edward           Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania; Awarded a pension
WADLEY       William Isaac           Trooper                 Died of disease 18/4/1901
WALKER        ....    ....    ....   Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WALTER       Crosswell Herbert       2nd Lieutenant          Killed in action at Pietersburg 9/4/1901
WALTERS      George Albert           Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WALTON       Thomas                  Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
WARD         Kenny                   Trooper                 Promoted to Corporal

[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

WARD         William Henry           Bugler                  Invalided to Tasmania
WEBER        Gustav Henry            Trooper                 Promoted to Corporal
WESTBROOK    Charles Walter          Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WHELAN       William Patrick         Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WHITE        George                  Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WHITMORE     John William            Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WILLIAMS     Herbert Mouat           Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WILLIAMS     Robert Llewellyn        Corporal                Promoted to Lieutenant 8/2/1901; Queen's Medal with 3 clasps; Returned to South Africa in October 1901 and commissioned with Cape Colony Field Force
WILLOUGHBY   Samuel                  Trooper                 Wounded at Warmbad
WRIGHT       Andrew                  Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
WYATT        Robert Oliver           Trooper                 Invalided to Tasmania
WYLLY        Guy George Egerton      Lieutenant              Wounded 1/9/1900; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 13/11/1900; V.C.; Queen's Medal with 3 clasps; Received an Imperial Commission



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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