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ADAIR, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 286 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Warkton, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 286 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 286, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 15 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 286, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 76, notes discharged in South Africa on 15 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Francis Adair enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as Mrs. A. Terry, Warkton, NSW. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, bk 2 p. 76, it notes on completion of service he was discharged in South Africa, it is assumed to take up employment there, prior to the 6th QIB returning to Australia.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 515; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 76).
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