MCCLINTOCK, James Alexander
| Service Number: | 41 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 November 1881 |
| Home Town: | Toombul, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 November 1930, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot: MON-GP5-38A-73 |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 41 | |
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| 2 May 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 41, 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. | |
| 9 Dec 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 41, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks, Bk 1 p. 59, 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 Daryl Jones
NOK William DOBSON, Upper North Pine River, Qld.
Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
He served in both the South African (Boer) war and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 41 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second Service was as a Corporal S.N. 58214, 6th (Queensland) Reinforcements AIF, WW1.
When James Alexander McClintock enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as William Dobson, Upper North Pine River. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 1 p. 59, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his uncle Mr. W. Dobson, Mt Pleasant Post Office, Upper North Pine.
He enlisted again in 1918 for WW1 while living at Rifle Range, Brisbane. In his Attestation Paper, dated 11 Mar 1918, it is noted that; he was born at Brisbane and was 35 years 4 months of age; he was married and working as an engine driver; his N.O.K was his wife Margaret Edith McClintock, Rifle Range, Brisbane; and that he had previously served in South Africa. His service records indicate he embarked from Sydney on 4 Sep 1918 and enroute he suffered a bronchitis/pneumonia episode and was disembarked at Fremantle, and returned to Sydney for discharge.
James Alexander McClintock was born at Brisbane on 30 Nov 1881, a son to William Henry Alexander McClintock and Sarah McClintock (nee Dobson). He married Margaret Edith Strain on 24 May 1905 in Queensland and they had 5 children.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 511; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 1 p. 59; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).
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