MARKS, Fred
| Service Number: | 316 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1875 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 19 August 1944, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Plot: Church of England New B, Row 3, Grave 18 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 316, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 316, 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. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 316, 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
When Fred (Frederick) Marks 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 W. Marks, Cooper's Plains. In the original Nominal Roll for the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, held by National Archives, it is noted his N.O.K. was his father William Marks, Cooper's Plains.
Frederick Marks was born on 11 Nov 1875 in Queensland, a son to William Marks and Naomi Marks (nee Norris). His father was one of the earliest squatters in the Logan district. Frederick passed in 1944 and the inscription on his headstone at the Ipswich Cemetery records his Boer War service.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 500; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 5).
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