DEACON, William Thomas Shenton
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | West Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia , 10 July 1850 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural causes, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia , 4 May 1916, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Cong B Grave no A593 |
| Memorials: | Ipswich Grammar School Great War Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Major, Officer, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Major, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant Colonel, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"THE LATE COL. W. T. DEACON, C.B., V.D.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. T. J. Barker, an behalf of Mrs. W. T. Deacon, handed over to the care of Mr. J. S. Aspinall, president of the Ipswich Navy and Army Veterans' Association, an enlarged photo of her late husband. It is an excellent specimen of photographic art, the work of Mr. F. A. Whitehead, of Brisbane-street, and bears the following inscription:-
"Presented to the Ipswich Navy and Army Veterans' Association, October, 1916. Colonel W. T. Deacon, C.B., V.D. South Africa, 1900. Born 10th July, 1850, Died, May 4, 1916."
The late Col. Deacon was vice-patron of the Veterans' Association from its inception, and at all times evinced a keen interest in the goings of the asociation. With a view of keeping his memory green, Mrs. Deacon presented the photo to the members, and at the next general meeting of the body named Mr. Barker will make the presentation." - from the Queensland Times 06 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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