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MCILVEEN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 203 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Ireland, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Ingham, Hinchinbrook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental wounds, Wakkerstroom, South Africa, Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 9 December 1901, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wakkerstroom Cemetery, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Anzac Square Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 203 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 203, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 203, 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. | |
| 9 Dec 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 203, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 497 and 541 notes died of accidental wound at Wakkerstroom 09 Dec 1901. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When John McIlveem 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 J. McIlveen, Kells, County Antrim, Ireland. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB Bk 2, p. 53, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his brother Mr W. McIlveen, Ingham, Qld.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 497 and 541; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB Bk 2, p. 53).
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