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LUSCOMBE , John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1437 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1901 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1873 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 March 1971, aged 97 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Angle Vale Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 1437, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles | |
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| 15 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 1437, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, ex Sydney per Maplemore to Fort Elizabeth | |
| 27 Feb 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 1437, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles | |
| 4 May 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 1437, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, ex Cape Town per Marilla to Sydney | |
| 12 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 1437, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
John Luscombe was born Alfred Nelson Phister (son of Jacob William Phister and Mary Jane Morrison). He enlisted as John Luscombe in the Boer War, serving with 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles, D Squadron Remington Scouts, and continued as John Luscombe when he returned to Australia
John married Maud Patience Mignonette Jane Victoria Cavanagh in Sydney, New South Wales on 6 January 1904, and worked in Sydney as a Labourer.
John died on 8 March 1971 in Hawkesbury, New South Wales