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Tasmanian Soldiers



Second (Tasmanian Bushmen) Contingent
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Departed: March 5, 1900
Returned: June 14, 1901



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[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

ADAMS        Edward Beuse             Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
ADAMS        Frank Bertram            Lieutenant           Previously served with the 1st Contingent; Promoted when re-assigned; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 29/7/1902; Queen's Medal with 4 clasps
BARWICK      William Henry            Farrier              Promoted to Staff Farrier-Sergeant 15/5/1900
BEVERIDGE    Henry David              Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BOYES        Alexander Mackenzie      Sergeant             Promoted to Lieutenant 18/11/1900; Adjutant 2/1/1901; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 29/7/1902; Queen's Medal with 4 clasps
BRAIN        Frank Edward             Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BURGESS      Eric Ethelbert           Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
BUTLER       Hedley Salisbury         Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
CHANT        Robert                   Private              Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 2/4/1901
CHANT        Walter Herbert           Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
COLEMAN      John                     Private              Promoted to Lance-Corporal 18/6/1900

[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

COWEN        Stanley Michael          Private              Invalided and awarded a pension
COX          Harry                    Corporal              ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
DOUGLAS      Ronald                   Private              Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 2/4/1901
DOWLING      Herbert                  Corporal              ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
DYER         Arthur Valentine         Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GARDINER     John James               Sergeant             Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 2/4/1901
GERRAND      Robert Soamers           Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
GOUCHER      Thomas                   Sergeant-Major        ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HAMILTON     Alexander                Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
HARRISON     Archibald Oscar          Private              Promoted to Lance-Corporal 18/6/1900
HEATHCOTE    Harry Ward               Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

HILLIER      Albert George            Private              Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 2/4/1901
HOOD         Major Harry              Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
JACSON       Edward Roger             Private              Promoted to Lance-Corporal 26/5/1900; Killed at Ottoshoop 22/8/1900; Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 2/4/1901
JOHNSON      Alfred Frank             Private              Promoted to Corporal; To Sergeant 18/6/1900
KEMSLEY      George William           Private              Promoted to Corporal 26/5/1900; Sergeant 2/1/1901; Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 8/4/1901; 'London Gazette' 29/7/1902; D.C.M.; Lieutenant in Australian Commonwealth Horse    
KERR         Peter                    Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LAWSON       Robert                   Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LEE          Richard                  Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LETTE        Alfred                   Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
LOWTHER      William Ponsonby         Lieutenant           Previously served with the 1st Contingent; Promoted when re-assigned; Queen's Medal with clasps
MACE         Rowland Thomas C.        Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

McINNIS      Ronald                   Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
McINTYRE     William Keverill         Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MIDGLEY      Samuel Hawksworth        Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
MITCHELL     Elvin Charles            Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
PACKETT      Charles                  Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
PETERSEN     Louis                    Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
PHELAN       Edward Thomas            Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
RIGGALL      Arthur Horton            Captain              Invalided to Tasmania in September 1900; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette'; D.S.O.; Queen's Medal with 4 clasps
RILEY        James St Clair           Private              Promoted to Lance-Corporal 18/6/1900
ROCKETT      Hildreth Payton          Private              Promoted to Corporal 18/6/1900
ROYLE        John Douglas             Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....

[Top]        SOLDIER'S NAME             RANK                    COMMENTS

SIMS         Arthur Edward            Private              Promoted to Lance-Corporal 28/3/1900
SMITH        Thomas                   Farrier-Sergeant      ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SMITH        Vernon                   Corporal             Promoted to Quartermaster-Sergeant 18/6/1900
STANWORTH    James Benjamin           Private              Promoted to Corporal 18/6/1900
SULLIVAN     Joseph                   Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
SWEENEY      William                  Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
TOLMAN       Alfred Gibbs             Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
TOLMIE       Frank Malcolm            Private              Promoted to Farrier 14/5/1900; Farrier-Corporal 19/7/1900
TOWERS       George                   Corporal              ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WALLACK      Ernest Townshend         Lieutenant-Colonel   Special Service Officer; Commanded 2nd contingent until Cape Town (Beira); Other duties (refer Murray p.554); Despatches in 'London Gazette' 2/4/1901; C.B.; Queen's Medal with 5 clasps    
WILKINSON    Reginald Longworth Cave  Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....
WOOD         Robert Rumney            Private               ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....    ....



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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