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FALLIS, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 626 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | 1873, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Chermside, Queensland, Australia, 6 December 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot: Church of England 3, Section 19A, Grave 84 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 626 | |
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| 20 Aug 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 626, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes part of 1st Draft of 6th QIB embarked at Sydney 20 Aug 1901 aboard Britannic arriving Cape Town 22 Sep 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 626, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Richard Fallis served twice in the South African (Boer) War. Firs service was as a Private S.N. 65 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, second service was as a Private S.N. 626 in the 1st draft of the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Newspaper report has him remaining in South Africa for further service when the remainder of the 6th QIB returned to Australia, his discharge date is assumed to be when unit was disbanded.
(source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 468 & 518).