John Henry HERMANN

HERMANN, John Henry

    Service Number: 1938
    Enlisted: 13 February 1902, Lytton, Brisbane Qld.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
    Born: South Brisbane, Qld., 6 June 1871
    Home Town: Jimboomba, Logan, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Bush Labourer
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    Boer War Service

    1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 1938, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
    13 Feb 1902: Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1938, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Lytton, Brisbane Qld.
    25 Mar 1902: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1938, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 527 notes 3rd BACH embarked 25 Mar 1902 aboard Englishman arriving Durban 10 May 1902.
    19 Aug 1902: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1938, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 527 notes 3rd BACH embarked at Durban 11 Jul 1902 aboard Drayton Grange returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 13 Aug 1902, disbanded 19 Aug 1902.

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    Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

    Information sourced from the National Archives Australia suggests John Henry Hermann may have served a twice in the South African (Boer) War with a prior service as Harry Hermann S.N. 57 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

    (source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 468 & 528).

    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of Johann Henry HERMANN and Emilie nee KRUGER, Ferryview via Ipswich, Qld.

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