EASLEA, George
| Service Number: | 30 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | 1881, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 5 March 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warwick General Cemetery, Qld RC Section C3, Grave B1360 |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 30, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 30, 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. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 30, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
His older brother Thomas Easlea also served twice in the South African (Boer) War, Private S.N. 232, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry and Private S.N. 631, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
When George Easlea 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 hos N.O.K. as his father Mr. Easlea, Lacey's Creek, Upper North Pine. When his brother, Thomas, attempted to enlist again in 1914 for WW1 he gave his N.O.K. as his father Mr. Hy. Easlea, Lacey's Creek, which was originally thought to be Henry Eastlea. However a search fo BDM records note his father was Harry Easlea.
George Easlea was born in 1881 at Tenterfield, NSW, a son to Harry Easlea and Martha Easlea (nee Johnson). He married Maud Emily Clarke on 14 Apr 1913 at Warwick and they had 3 children. His obituary in the Warwick Daily News, 12 Mar 1937, notes he was a long time employee of the Queensland Railways from 1918 serving at Wallangarra, Warwick and Cairns.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 494; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 1 p. 59; Obituary- Warwick Daily News, 12 Mar 1937, p. 3).
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