LOCHNER, Edward Christian
| Service Number: | 111 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 111 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 111, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 111, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Edward Christian Lochner (AWM Boer War Nominal Roll) was recorded as Edward Christopher Lochner in the South African (Boer) War Paybooks for the Qld contingents held by the Qld State Archives. He was similarly recorded in The Queenslander newspaper, 13 Apr 1901, p 716 with his rank and file photo where he noted his N.O.K. as Russell Lochner, Bayswater, London, England.
Its assumed he was born in England. He married Jessie Lilian Neill on 16 Nov 1903 in Queensland and they had 2 children. His Qld BDM death registration notes he died on 19 May 1960 in Queensland and he was the son of Russell Murray Lochner and Louise Lochner (nee Turner).
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 512; South African (Boer) War Paybooks 1899-1902, 6th Contingent, Qld State Archives).
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