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ELLENTON, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 236 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Crosby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 236, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 236, 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. | |
| 20 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 236, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 83, notes sailed to England on 21 Apr 1902 aboard Britannic, discharged in England 20 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Frederick Ellenton 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 his N.O.K. as his sister Annie Ellenton, Crosby, Lincolnshire, England. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 83, it was noted at completion of his service he was returned to, and discharged in, England and his address was given as Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 498; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, bk 2 p. 83).