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FUREY, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 249 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 249 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 249, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 14 Jun 1901: | Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 249, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 514, notes severely wounded at Rietfontein 14 Jun 1901. | |
| 18 Oct 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 249, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 41, notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Afric arriving Brisbane 11 Oct 1901, discharged 18 Oct 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When John Furey enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as Mrs. Furey, Royal St, Paddington. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 41, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his mother Mrs. M. Furey, Royal St, Paddington.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 514; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 41).
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