MEALING, Christopher Thornton
| Service Number: | 137 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 17 March 1877 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 31 December 1957, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Herberton General Cemetery, Qld Plot: Mth. |
| Memorials: | Maryborough Boer War Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 137, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 137, 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, 137, 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
Christopher Thorton Mealing was born as Christopher Thorton 17 March 1877 in Queensland, a son to Christopher Mealing (alias Mark Thorton) and Mary Mealing (nee Keeler). One of his grandaughters provided this information to the Oz Boer Database Project.
When he enlisted in 1901 with the 5th QIB he noted his N.O.K. as his mother Mrs. M. Mealing at Maryborough. He married Ethel Mary Warrell on 8 Apr 1903 in Queensland and they had 3 children.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 496; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB p. 164; BDM Qld; Oz Boer Database Project).
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