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HUXTABLE, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 616 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 616 | |
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| 20 Aug 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 616, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 & 518 notes part of 1st Draft of 6th QIB who embarked at Sydney 20 Aug 1901 aboard Britannic arriving Cape Town 22 Sep 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Edwin Huxtable served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service as a Private (rising to rank of Sergeant) S.N. 227 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and second as a Private S.N. 616 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Newspaper report on 16 May 1902 notes Huxtable remained in South Africa for service when the rest of the 6th QIB returned to Australia and were disbanded 23 Jun 1902, with no date available for Huxtable's return and discharge. (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray, p. 471 & 518; The Brisbane Courier, 13 May 1902, p. 8).