George Henry RICHARDSON

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RICHARDSON, George Henry

Service Number:	3
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Woombye, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 3
4 Apr 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 3, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of R RICHARDSON, Mornlain, NSW

Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

When George Henry Richardson enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as R. Richardson, Morlain, NSW. In the original nominal roll for the 6th QIB Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, held by National Archives Australia, it notes his N.O.K. as his brother R. Richardson, Murulam (assumed to be Marulan), NSW.

In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 1 p. 24, it is noted he directed part of his pay to Miss B. Paterson, Woombye (North Coast Line), Qld, where it appears he had been residing. He is not listed in newspaper reports among the 6th QIB troops that returned on the Devon from South Africa. Also no discharge details are given in his entry in the service paybooks so it is unclear where and when he was discharged.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 510; National Archives Australia- B 1572 Nominal Roll for 6th QIB Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Pybooks 6th QIB, Bk 1 p. 24).

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