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INNES, Joshua
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 620 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Spring Hill, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 26 November 1939, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 620 | |
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| 20 Aug 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 620, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes he was part of 1st Draft of 6th QIB embarked Sydney 20 Aug 1901 arriving Cape Town 22 Sep 1901. | |
| 16 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 620, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Newspaper 'The Brisbane Courier' 16 May 1901 notes he remained in South Africa for further service after unit returned to Australia, date of discharge unknown. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Joshua Clare Innes served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private S.N. 266 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry and second as a Private S.N. 620 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 472 and 518).