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ALFORD, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 289 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Normanton, Carpentaria, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 289, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 289, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 15 Feb 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 485 notes promoted to Corporal 15 Feb 1901 by C.-in-C. for distinguished gallantry in the field. G.O. 386/01 | |
| 5 Jul 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 289, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, The Brisbane Courier, 2 Sep 1901, p. 6 notes he was discharged in South Africa on 5 Jul 1901. | |
| 9 Jul 1901: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette 9 Jul 1901 (Gen. Plumer's despatch 3 Mar 1901)- "At Driekullen, Cape Colony, on 15 Feb 1901, single-handed, took prisoners, three armed and mounted Boers and a Kaffir". Promoted to Corporal in the field. |
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