MCELWAINE, Thomas
| Service Number: | 260 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 11 December 1873 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 26 November 1947, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Plot: Presbyterian New C, Row 4, Grave 24 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 260, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 260, 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, 260, 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
For a photograph see link to Australian Boer War Memorial database profile.
When Thomas McElwaine 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 mother, Warwick Rd, Ipswich. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 107, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his mother Mrs. M. McElwaine, Warwick St, Ipswich.
Thomas McElwaine was born on 11 Dec 1873 in Queensland, a son to James McElwaine and Mary McElwaine (nee Fox). He married Margaret Ann Wade on 20 Jan 1904 in Queensland and they had 6 children while living at Warwick Rd, Ipswich.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 498; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 107; Australian Boer War Memorial database Bio).