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LOCKE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 143 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 143, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 143, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 1 Jun 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, p. 170, notes promoted to Corporal 1 Jun 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 143, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
James Locke was born in 1869-70 in England. He served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service was as a Private (rising to Corporal) S.N. 143 in the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Second service was as a Private S.N. 251 in the 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal, Murray p. 496 & 536; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier 2nd service).