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HORLEY, Jesse
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 630 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Morningside, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 630 | |
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| 20 Aug 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 630, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 & 518 notes he was part of the 1st Draft of the 6th QIB which embarked at Sydney on 20 Aug 1901 aboard Britannic arriving Cape Town 22 Sep 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 630, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB were disbanded 23 Jun 1902. Newspaper report from 16 May 1902 notes Horley remained in South Africa for further service following return of 6th QIB. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Jesse Horley served twice in the Boer War, first as a Private S.N. 72 in the 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry and then secondly as a Private S.N. 630 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. He remained in South Africa for further service when the remainder of the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen embarked on 17 May 1902 to return to Australia, his date of actual discharge is unknown. (sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 461, 518; The Brisbane Courier 16 May 1902, p. 8).