KATTING, Alfred
| Service Number: | 947 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1902 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 November 1877 |
| Home Town: | Middle Ridge, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, No 20 General Hospital, Elandsfontein, South Africa, 27 June 1902, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Germiston (Primrose) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Anzac Square Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Boer War, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 947 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 947, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
| 13 Jan 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 947, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
| 18 Feb 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 947, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Embarked from Sydney on the "Custodian" after entraining from Brisbane on 26 Jan 1902. | |
| 27 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 947, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, D.O.D. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
DEATH OF A QUEENSLAND
TROOPER.
We regret to record the demise of Trooper Alfred Katting, sixth son of Mr. George Katting, Middle Ridge, from enteric fever at Elandsfontein, South Africa, on the 27th June. Trooper Katting was a fine young fellow of much promise, and was only 24 years of age. He joined the First Queensland Commonwealth Contingent to South Africa, but had not been long in the country when he fell a victim to an attack of enteric.
Naturally of a good constitution, it was thought he would pull through, but the sad news was conveyed to his friends on Tuesday evening by Lieut.-Col. Aytoun that he had succumbed to the attack on last Friday. We tender our sympathy to the bereaved relatives in their sore affliction.
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