COUSINS, John
| Service Number: | 372 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Stanwell, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Inflammation of the intestines, Pretoria, South Africa, 15 May 1901 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Anzac Square Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 372 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 372, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 372, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 15 May 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 372, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 501, notes died of inflammation of intestines, Pretoria 15 May 1901. Newspaper reports indicate he had been seriously ill after contracting typhoid. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When John Cousins enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father R. Cousins, Stewart's Creek, Stanwell, Central Railway (near Rockhampton). In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 39, it is noted that he directed part of his pay to his mother Mrs. M.Cousins, Stanwell, Qld. Central Railway.
John Cousins was born in about 1879 at Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland, a son to Robert Cousins and Mary Cousins (nee Fowler or Fowlar). Robert and Mary emigrated with their cjhildren to Australia in 1891 eventually settling at Stanwell, Qld, where they both passed in 1924 and 1923 respectively.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 501 and 541; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 39; Find A Grave memorial for his parents; Scotlands People- online birth registration search; BDM Qld- online death registration search for his mother).
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