BANFF, John Henry
| Service Number: | 182 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | Fernvale, Queensland, Australia, 12 December 1873 |
| Home Town: | Gatton, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier, Vineyard and Winery Operator |
| Died: | Lowood, Queensland, Australia, 6 June 1953, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 2 | Section 6 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 182, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Nov 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 182, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 448 notes 1st QMI embarked 1 Nov 1899 aboard Cornwall arriving Cape Town 13 Dec 1899. | |
| 19 Dec 1900: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 182, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 1st QMI, Bk 1 p. 6, notes returned to Australia (not invalided) aboard Sophocles arriving Brisbane 12 Dec 1900, discharged 19 Dec 1900. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
THE death oocurred recently of Mr. John (Henry) Banff of Clinton Vineyards, Coominya. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Banff, two of the district's earliest pioneers, who came out from Germany 100 years ago and went to Clinton 70 years ago to pioneer the grape industry there. He was born at Fernvale 80 years ago, and served in the South African War. On his return he went to Taroom, and spent 12 years in the grazing industry, but returned to Clinton when his brother, Lieut. William Banff, died. He was closely associated with the wine industry until 12 years ago.
Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When John Henry Banff enlisted in 1899 in the 1st QMI and his details were published with the rank and file in The Brisbane Courier, 18 Nov 1899, he was recorded as Private J. H. Banff, single, Gatton. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 1st QMI, Bk 1 p. 6, it is noted he directed part of his pay to Mrs. J. Banff (his mother), Bellevue Railway Station via Ipswich. The paybooks note he was returned early (not invalided) to Brisbane where he was discharged on 19 Dec 1900.
John (Henry) Banff was born on 12 Dec 1873 at Fernvale, a son to Jacob Bannf and Julia Hannah Banff (nee Stark). His younger brother Frederick William Banff served as a Lieutenant in the 5th Light Horse in WW1.
His parents and siblings had developed the Clifton Vineyard and Winery at Coominya, with the vineyards in full operation by 1905 and the winery in 1914. When John returned from the war he resided at Lowood, where in Aug 1901 at a town function at St James's Cgurch he was presented with a South African Medal. He initially pursued grazing interests before rejoining the family vineyard and winery operation.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 452; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 1st QMI, Bk 1 p. 6).
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