George Herbert PAYNE

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PAYNE, George Herbert

Service Number:	326
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 326, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 326, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 326, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

George Robert Payne served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First as a Private S.N. 326 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Second as a Private S.N. 638 in the first draft of the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen where Murray, p. 519, noted all aborad the Britannic with the first draft, except 3, had served in previous contingents. Newspaper report has him remaining in South Africa for further service when the remainder of the 6th returned to Australia.

(source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 486, 518 & 519).

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