GOODE, James
| Service Number: | 313 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Warrant Officer II, 313, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Company Sergeant Major, 313, 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. | |
| 22 Sep 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Quartermaster Sergeant, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Beor War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 1 p. 26, notes appointed Q.M.S. on 22 Sep 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Quartermaster Sergeant, 313, 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 James Goode 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 wife Mrs. Goode, 22 De Burgh Hill, Dover, Kent, England. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 1 p. 26, it is noted he directed part of his pay to Mrs. Florence Goode, 22 Deburg Hill, Dover, Kent, England.
(source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 500; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen contingent for service in South Africa, p. 5; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 1 p. 26).
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