CLOHERTY, Frederick Charles
| Service Numbers: | 231, 45 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 April 1902, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier (2nd service) Attestation Form dated 22 Apr 1902. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Surrey Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Goodna, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 231 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 231, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 13 Mar 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 231, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 24, notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Afric arriving Brisbane 6 Mar 1902, discharged 13 Mar 1902. | |
| 22 Apr 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 45, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier (2nd service) Attestation Form dated 22 Apr 1902. | |
| 19 May 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 45, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 530 notes 7th BACH embarked at Pinkenba 19 May 1902 aboard Custodian arriving Durban 22 Jun 1902 after peace had been declared. | |
| 9 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 45, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 530 notes 7th BACH embarked at Durban 28 Jun 1902 aboard Manchester Merchant returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 2 Aug 1902, disbanded 9 Aug 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service was as a Private S.N. 231, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Second service was as a Private S.N. 45, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse.
He also enlsited for WW1 but did not embark being later discharged due to misconduct, including serving a 2 months prison sentence for house breaking a few months after enlisting.
When he enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as Thomas Cloherty, Breakfast Creek, Brisbane. When he enlisted again in 1902 in the 7th BACH he noted on his Attestation Paper dated 22 Apr 1902 that; he was born at Surrey Hills, NSW and was 23 years 1 month old; he was single and a labourer living at Goodna; his N.O.K. was his mother, Mrs Devine, Goodna; and he had previously served in the 6th QIB. His stated age would give a year of birth around 1879.
When he enlisted for WW1 on 5 Apr 1915 he was assigned to Base Light Horse 4th Depot, Brisbane. His Attestation Paper contains some contradictions with information he had provided on previous enlistments. On the paper dated 5 Apr 1915 he noted that; he was born at Dubbo, NSW and was 33 years 1 month old; he was single and a labourer; his N.O.K. was his Uncle Harry Cloherty, Port Alma, Qld; and he had previously served in South Africa in the 6th QIB and 7th BACH. He states a different place of birth and his stated age would give a birth year around 1882?
His WW1 service record indicates he was discharged on 20 Sep 1915 due to being AWOL and misconduct. In a letter dated 30 Aug 1915 to the Camp Commandant written by Lt Stirling, Camp Adjutant, advised that Cloherty was unsuitable for continued service due to being AWOL for 81 days and should be discharged. He noted this was due to him serving 2 months imprisonment at Boggo Road jail, sentenced for house breaking. This indiscretion was reported in local newspapers including the Truth, 4 Jul 1915, p. 8.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 514 & 532; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks, Bk 2 p. 24; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).
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