ARMSTRONG, William Joseph
| Service Number: | 271 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 271, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 271, 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. | |
| 13 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 271, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 118, notes proceeded to England aboard Manhattan and was discharged 13 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When William Joseph 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 his mother Mrs. A. Armstrong, Queen St, Southport. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 118, it is noted he held a joint bank account with Annie Armstrong.
When the 5th QIB returned from South Africa newspaper reports have him ill with Enteric Fever and remainding behind in hospital at Newcastle, South Africa. His Boer War Service Paybook entry notes that he proceeded to England aboard the Manhatten and was discharged on 13 Jun 1902, its assumed in England.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 499; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 118).
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