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PONTING, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 1 March 1880 |
| Home Town: | Tiaro, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 3 October 1929, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tiaro Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Tiaro Shire Boer War Honour Roll, Tiaro War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 11, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 11, 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, 11, 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
William Ponting was born on 1 Mar 1880 at Maryborough, Queensland, a son to Henry Ponting and Alice Ponting (nee Freshney).
Newspaper reports indicate that he was discharged from the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen in South Africa to take up employmnt prior to the unit returning to Australia. He later made his way back to Australia and resided in North Queensland for many years. He returned to Tiaro, about 10 years prior to his passing, where he conducted dairy farming.
(sources- AWM Boer War Memorial, Murray p. 493; Obituary, Maryborough Chronicle, 5 Oct 1929).
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