ENEVER, Philip
| Service Number: | 442 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | West Ham, England, United Kingdom, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 November 1902, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Balmoral Cemetery, Qld Plot: Section 3, Grave 65 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 442, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 442, 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, 442, 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
When Philip Enever 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 father T. Enever, Riding Rd, Bulimba. In the original nominal roll for the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, held by National Archives, his N.O.K. is recorded as his father Thomas Enever, Riding Rd, Bulimba.
Philip Enever was born in 1882 in England (believed to be at West Ham), a son to Thomas Enever and Isabella Enever (nee Macdonald). Research hasn't been undertaken as to when he emigrated with his parents and siblings to Queensland. Within a few months of his return from the war, and his discharge in May 1902 in Brisbane, he passed on 5 Nov 1902 with his grave headstone indicating he was 20 years 11 months of age.
(source= AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 502; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 7).
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