MCGILL, Richard Webb
| Service Number: | 276 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 December 1899 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Coonabarabran, New South Wales, 1866 |
| Home Town: | Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Gold Miner |
| Died: | Fell from moving train, Cape Town, Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa, 11 March 1901 |
| Cemetery: |
Cape Town (Maitland) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 23 Dec 1899: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 276, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles | |
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| 11 Mar 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 276, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Richard Webb McGILL was born at Coonabarabran, NSW in 1866
His parents were Archibald McGILL & Mary Ann PICKEY
He married Jane MacGREGOR in Temora in 1888 - after his death Jane never recovered from the shock of losing her husband and died on 24th December, 1902 in Temora.
He died after falling from a train at Cape Town on 11th March, 1901
Medals: Queensland South Africal Medal with 4 clasps
Biography
"Death of Mr. R. W. McGill.
The sad news reached Temora on Thursday morning, of the death of Mr. R. W. McGill, who was specially enrolled to serve with the first contingent of N.S.W. Mounted Rifles which went to South Africa a little over a year ago. From news which we can gather he was on special duty at Capetown, when he was accidentally killed on the railway at that city. Mr. McGill had been through a lot of fighting, and it was a very unfortunate circumstance which brought about his end. He was well-known throughout the Temora district, and took part in all public matters while a resident here, and was held in high esteem. Mr. McGill related his experiences on several occasions in our columns while in the land of the Boer. The deceased leaves a wife in Temora to mourn her loss, and much sympathy is felt for Mrs. McGill in her sad trouble." - from the Temora Star 23 Mar 1901 (nla.gov.au)
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