LOCKE, John
| Service Number: | 32 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 30 October 1880 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 24 June 1966, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nambour Garden Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 32, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 32, 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. | |
| 9 Dec 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 32, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 1 p. 61, notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Damascus arriving Brisbane 2 Dec 1901, discharged 9 Dec 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When John Locke enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father Albert Locke, Ross St, Paddington. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 1 p. 61, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his mother Mrs. A. Locke, Ross St, Paddington.
John Locke was born on 30 Oct 1880 in Queensland, a son to Albert Locke and Eliza Bridget Locke (nee Collins). He married Agnes Jane McGill Vogt on 20 Apr 1903 in Queensland and they had 11 children.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 494; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 1 p. 61).
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