James BRYCE

BRYCE, James

Service Numbers: 199, 29
Enlisted: 30 April 1902, Wilston, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
Born: Pine Mountain, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 1869
Home Town: Pine Mountain, Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 199, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 29, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
1 Mar 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 199, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd Contingent embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving at Cape Town 2 Apr 1900.
4 Aug 1900: Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 199, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Elands River, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 471 notes slightly wounded at Ottoshoop, Eland's River 4-16/08/1900
30 Apr 1902: Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 29, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Wilston, Brisbane, Qld.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Private James Bryce served in the Boer War during which time James served in South Africa with two units - 3rd Contingent Queensland Mounted Infantry (Private No. 199) & 7th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse (Private No. 29). James left Brisbane on 1 March, 1900 and returned to Brisbane on 2 August, 1902. James' Queen's South Africa Medal is displayed in the Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum. (source Philip Bryce submission to John Oxley Library, State Library Qld).

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