TAEUBER, Herbert
| Service Number: | 105 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 April 1902 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Eighth Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 22 November 1880 |
| Home Town: | Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Rheumatism, Endocarditis & syncope , Addington Hospital, Durban, Natal, South Africa, 24 June 1902, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durban (Ordnance Road) Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 105, Australian Commonwealth Horse, The Boer Offensive, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 21 Apr 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private | |
| 26 May 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 105, Eighth Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse , Departed Port Adelaide on the Transport Ship "St. Andrew" | |
| 24 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 105, Eighth Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse , Died in Hospital. |
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His name on the Boer War Nominal Roll is incorrectly entered as Herbert TACUBER
The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA: 1867 - 1922) Wednesday 2 July 1902
SOUTH AFRICA.
London, July 1.
The following deaths are reported:—Private Herbert Tuber, of the South Australian Section of the Seventh Australian Contingent, from rheumatism and endocarditis, at Durban.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208734948
The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA: 1867 - 1922) Friday 4 July 1902
A couple of days ago a cable was published in the press to the effect that Private Tuber had died on active service. The Staff Office authorities state that the Chris- tian name and regimental number show that the deceased soldier was Herbert Taeuber, of the Eighth, Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse. He was a member of the local half battalion, which was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel LeMessurier was single, and came from Tailem Bend. The deceased was a nephew of Mr. Oscar Taeuber, the well-known vocalist.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208735075
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1889 - 1931) Wednesday 9 July 1902
TAILEM BEND.
July 3.—Much regret was felt when it became known that Trooper Herbert Taeuber, second son of Mr. H. O. Taeuber, of Tailem Bend, who left with the last contingent for South Africa, had succumbed at Durban on June 23 to a severe cold, contracted on the voyage. The deceased was an active member of the Church of England, and was highly respected.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4859712
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1889 - 1931) Wednesday 9 July 1902
DEATHS
TAEUBER.—On the 23rd June, at Durban, South Africa, Trooper Herbert Taeuber, second son of H. O. Taeuber, of Tailem Bend, of endocarditis and rheumatism, aged 21 years and 7 months. Departed, but not forgotten.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4859623
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