John Joseph PERKINS

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PERKINS, John Joseph

Service Number:	140
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia, 8 October 1873
Home Town:	Blandford, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer, Grazier
Died:	Leukemia, Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia, 23 July 1957, aged 83 years
Cemetery:	Murrurundi General Cemetery, New South Wales Plot: Row 21
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 140, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 140, 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.
1 Jun 1900:	Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 482 notes promoted to Sergeant 1 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 140, 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

John Joseph Perkins was born 8 Oct 1873 at Murrurundi, New South Wales, a son to John Perkins and Ellen Perkins (nee Keenan). He returned to Blandford NSW following his service and purchased farming and grazing properties. He married Margaret Johanna Gooley in 1904 and raised 9 children.

Refer to his Australian Boer War Memorial database biography for details of his life after his war service.

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