ANDERSON, James
| Service Number: | 317 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 317, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 317, 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. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 317, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 160, notes originally discharged in South Africa for employment, however, returned to Australia aboard Columbian arriving Brisbane 15 May 1902, discharge backdated to 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When James Anderson 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 brother D. Anderson, Liverpool, England. In the original Nominal Roll for the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, held by National Archives, his N.O.K. is noted as his brother David Anderson, Liverpool, England.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 500; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 5; Qld State Archives- Bore War Service Pybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 160).