FENWICK, John Frederick
| Service Number: | 465 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 465, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 4 Mar 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 130, notes promoted to Corporal 4 Mar 1901. | |
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 465, 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. | |
| 4 Jan 1902: | Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 465, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Battle of Onverwacht, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 503, notes severely wounded at Onverwacht on 4 Jan 1902. | |
| 10 Apr 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 465, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 130, notes a disputed discharge date of 10 Apr 1902 probably in South Africa. Given he remained in hospital when the 5th QIB embarked to return to Australia on 27 Mar 1902, discharge date is likely to be correct. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When John Frederick Fenwick 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 R. Fenwick, Quay St, North Quay, Brisbane.
He was severely wounded during the Battle of Onverwacht on 4 Jan 1902. When the 5th QIB contingent embarked to return to Australia on 27 Mar 1902, newspaper reports have him remaining behind still in hospital. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 130, it is noted that he advised the pay officer that he had been discharged on 10 Apr 1902, its assumed in South Africa which they appear to dispute, but it appears likely as no further entry of an alternate date was made.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 503; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 130).
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