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Third (South Australian Bushmen's) Contingent
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Departed: February 27, 1900
Returned: June 25, 1901




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[Top]     SOLDIER'S NAME            RANK                     COMMENTS

ANDERSON     W.F.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
ANTHES       J.J.              Corporal                 ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
ARNOT        Walter Oliphant   Lieutenant              Queen's Medal with clasps
ATTIWELL     E.H.              Corporal                Slightly wounded at Ottoshoop 12/9/1900
BARNES       J.L.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BATTEN       A.C.              Saddler                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BECK         J.R.              Corporal                Wounded at Uitralskop 3/2/1901; Invalided to Australia arriving 23/7/1901
BLACKMORE    G.E.              Quartermaster-Sergeant   ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BROWN        F.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BURNS        Jerome Lawrence   Veterinary Lieutenant   Queen's Medal with one clasp
CABOT        A.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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CHURCHES     A.E.              Trooper                 Slightly wounded at Ottoshoop 12/9/1900
CLARK        J.J.              Corporal                 ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
COLLINS      Angus Edward      Lieutenant              Wounded near Ottoshoop 6/8/1900; Captain 16/10/1900; Slightly wounded near Rietfontein 16/2/1901; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901; D.S.O.; Queen's Medal with 6 clasps; Commander in 4th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse    
COUTTS       A.F.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
CRADOCK      W.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
CURRIE       C.W.B.            Corporal                Killed at Uitralskop 3/2/1901; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901
DEMPSEY      J.I.              S. Sergeant-Major       Promoted to Lieutenant 16/10/1900; Wounded at Uitralskop 3/2/1901; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901; Invalided to Australia arriving 23/7/1901; Queen's Medal with 5
DENMAN       E.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
DENMAN       H.R.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
DONNELLY     J.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
DOUGLAS      Francis John      Lieutenant              Medical Staff; Queen's Medal with 5 clasps

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DUNKLEY      G.H.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
ELLIOT       J.W.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
EMMERTON     W.H.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
EWENS        C.E.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
FENWICK      W.E.              Lance-Corporal          Promoted to Corporal 10/../1900; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901; Invalided to Australia arriving 30/5/1901
FLYNN        T.W.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
FORBES       G.S.              Trooper                 Invalided to Australia arriving 28/2/1901
FORD         J.                Trooper                 Severely wounded at Uitralskop 2/3/1901; Invalided to Australia arriving 23/7/1901
FORMBY       H.J.              Lance-Corporal          Promoted to Corporal in October 1900; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901
FORTHERBY    J.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GAY          H.                Corporal-Trumpeter      Promoted to Sergeant-Trumpeter in June 1900

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GAYLARD      J.H.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GILBERT      W.J.              Corporal-Cook            ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GOOLEY       J.B.              Trooper                 Invalided to Australia arriving 31/5/1901
HARRINGTON   H.J.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HAYWARD      H.                Trooper                 Slightly wounded near Mafeking 13/8/1900; Invalided to Australia arriving 28/2/1901
HAYWARD      R.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HIGGINS      J.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HOBAN        M.P.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HODGE        E.P.              Trooper                 Invalided to Australia arriving 12/4/1901
HOLLAND      A.                Trooper                 Dangerously ill from pneumonia near Ottoshoop 6/8/1900; Invalided to Australia arriving 28/2/1901
HORNE        R.J.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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HUBBE        Samuel Grau       Captain                 Commanding Officer; Killed in action at Ottoshoop 12/9/1900; mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901
HUNTER       T.F.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
IVE          H.P.              Corporal                Promoted to Sergant 16/10/1900; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901
IVES         Charles Marsh     Lieutenant              Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901; D.S.O.; Queen's Medal with 5 clasps
JAPPER       J.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
JOHNSTONE    W.G.              Trooper                 Severely wounded at Wonderfontein 9/11/1900; Invalided to Australia arriving 28/5/1901
KEITEL       C.                Trooper                 Invalided to Australia arriving 23/7/1901
KENT         T.D.              Sergeant                 ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
KERR         J.M.              Sergeant                Promoted to Sergeant-Major 16/10/1900
LAUGHTON     J.E.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LEONARD      A.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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LITCHFIELD   W.M.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LOVELOCK     C.S.A.            Trooper                 Severely wounded at Uitralskop 2/3/1901; Invalided to Australia arriving 23/7/1901
LOWE         F.G.H.            Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LYONS        T.P.              Lance-Corporal           ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MACCABE      J.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MAIR         G.H.M.            Sergeant                 ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MANN         P.A.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MARTIN       H.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MATTHEWS     A.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MATTHEWS     C.                Trooper                 Invalided to Australia arriving 28/2/1901
McLACHLAN    J.F.              Lance-Corporal           ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

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MERCER       C.J.B.            Trooper                 Promoted to Sergeant; Died of enteric at Kroonstadt 21/12/1901
MILLMAN      C.F.              Trooper                 Killed at Kaffirs Kraal 31/10/1900
MITCHELL     P.                Corporal                 ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MORPHETT     C.E.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MULLINS      J.B.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MULLINS      J.E.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MUNRO        A.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
NICKLES      A.G.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
NICKLES      H.H.              Trooper                 Invalided to Australia arriving 28/2/1901
PAGE         H.J.              Trooper                 Promoted to Orderly-Room Sergeant in October 1900
RICKABY      T.N.              Corporal                Slightly wounded near Kaffirs Kraal 29/10/1900

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RIDLEY       W.E.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
ROWELL       C.F.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
RUNDLE       J.                Sergeant                Invalided to Australia arriving 31/5/1901; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 29/7/1902
RUTHERFORD   D.D.              Trooper                 Severely wounded at Uitralskop 2/3/1901
SEARLE       W.W.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SIMMONS      E.F.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SKENE        T.                Trooper                 Taken prisoner 18/8/1900
SLOAN        J.D.              Trooper                 Injured in a fall from a horse; Died of injuries in Cape Town 1/1/1901
SPENDOR      E.C.              Trooper                 Taken prisoner 18/8/1900
STANNERS     G.E.              Lance-Corporal          (also given as Lance-Corporal George Edward STANMERS with the 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse)
STAPLES      A.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

[Top]     SOLDIER'S NAME            RANK                     COMMENTS

SULLIVAN     T.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SWAN         S.P.W.            Trooper                 Invalided to Australia arriving 31/5/1901
THOMAS       M.E.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
TRELOAR      C.R.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
TURNER       J.W.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
USHER        T.                Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
VALPIEN      J.A.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
VIRGO        J.H.              Trooper                  ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WARD         R.R.              Trooper                 Invalided to Australia arriving 31/5/1901
WESTLEY      J.A.              Farrier-Sergeant        Invalided to Australia arriving 23/7/1901
WICKENS      E.A.              Lance-Corporal          Taken prisoner 18/8/1900



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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