Arthur Reginald EXCELL

EXCELL, Arthur Reginald

    Service Number: 231
    Enlisted: Not yet discovered
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
    Born: Not yet discovered
    Home Town: Gympie, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Not yet discovered
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    Boer War Service

    1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 231, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
    1 Mar 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 231, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Beira 2 Apr 1900.
    8 Mar 1901: Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Staff Sergeant, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 472 notes promoted to Staff Sergeant 8 Mar 1901.
    2 May 1901: Transferred Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 510 notes he was one of supplementary officers who joined 6th QIB in South Africa

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    Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

    Arthur Reginald Excell (Excel) served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private (rising in rank to Staff Sergeant) S.N. 231 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and transfered in South Africa for second service as a Lieutenant in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll p. 472 & 510).

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