ARMSTRONG, Frank Ayerst
| Service Number: | 213 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | England, United Kingdom, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 22 June 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Plot: Church of England B, Grave number A7453 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 213, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 4 Mar 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB Bk 2, p. 60, notes promoted to Corporal 4 Mar 1901. | |
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 213, 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. | |
| 4 Jan 1902: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB Bk 2, p. 60, notes promoted to Sergeant 4 Jan 1902. | |
| 4 Jan 1902: | Imprisoned Battle of Onverwacht, Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Ballarat, Victoria, notes taken prisoner at Onverwacht on 4 Jan 1902. On release he was promoted to Sergeant. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 213, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Frank Ayerst Armstrong 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 Mrs. Armstrong, George's Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.
Frank Ayerst Armstrong was born about 1877 in England, a son to Frederick Armstrong and Emma Armstrong (nee Ayerst). He married Ellen Caroline Waters on 2 Jul 1910 in Queensland and they had 3 children.
Prior to enlisting he was living in the Ipswich area with newspaper reports noting he was a sportsman competing as a marksman in rifle shooting. It appears he again settled in the Ipswich area on his return from the war.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 497; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB Bk 2, p. 60; The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Ballarat).
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