PRINCE, Anselm Charles
| Service Number: | 438 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Channel Islands, 1866 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Died in Orange Hospital from accidental head injury, Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 22 June 1924 |
| Cemetery: |
Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales Plot: Church of England, Sec: E, Row: 1, Grave: 1 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 438, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 438, 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, 438, 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
When Anselm Charles Prince 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 Mrs. W. Smith, Gamboolah Station, Molloy, NSW. In the original nominal roll of the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, held by National Archives, his N.O.K. was recorded as his sister Mrs. Wallace Smith.
Anselm Charles Smith was born about 1866 in the Channel Islands, a son to Charles Prince and Elizabeth Prince. He married Marion Minnie Collins on 9 Sep 1903 in Queensland and had at least 3 children, 2 in Qld and 1 in NSW. He was an employee of the A.J.S. Bank in parts of Qld and NSW leaving them around 1913-14 to take up the position of accountant with an auctioneer's firm at Orange, NSW. When he died in 1924, at Orange Hospital, an obituray was published in local newspapers which is transcribed below.
Purely Personal: Obituary (Mr. A. C. Prince)- The Molong Express, 28 Jun 1924, p. 11.
After an illness extending over twelve months, the death occurred on Sunday night, at the Orange Hospital, of Mr. A. C. Prince. The deceased, who was a native of the Channel Islands, and 58 years of age, was for a long period in the employ of A.J.S. Bank, in various parts of this State and Queensland. Some time subsequent to his retirement from that service, he joined Messrs. J. S. Leeds and Co., auctioneers, of Orange, as the firm's accountant, remaining with them for over 10 years, until an accident befel him from which he never recovered. Whilst stepping from a counter to the floor, a chair which he was using toppled over, and Mr. Prince sustained an injury to the head, which ultimately caused an abscess to form and brought about his death. Mr. Prince was highly skilled in his profession, and a gentleman of the highest integrity, who won the esteem of all with whom he came in contact. He is survived by a widow, who is an invalid and an inmate of a Sydney institution, and two sons, aged about 17 and 13 respectively. Miss Prince of Boree, and Mrs. W. Smith, formerly of Gamboola, but now in England, are step-sisters. The funeral took place on Tuesday, the remains being laid to rest in the Church of England section of the Orange cemetery.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 502; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 7; Obituary- The Molong Express, 28 Jun 1924).
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