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PATON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 349 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Stanthorpe, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 349, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 349, 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. | |
| 27 Sep 1901: | Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 349, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Newspaper Report, The Telegraph, 4 Oct 1901, notes slightly wounded at Mokari Drift, Caledon River, 27 Sep 1901. | |
| 12 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 349, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks, Bk 3 p. 16, notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Aurania arriving Brisbane 5 Jun 1902, discharged 12 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When James Paton 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, James Paton, Stanthorpe. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 16, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his mother Mrs. A. Paton, Stanthorpe.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 500; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 16).
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