Frederick Henry SEARLE

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SEARLE, Frederick Henry

Service Numbers:	88, 677, 492
Enlisted:	28 August 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 22 November 1877
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia., 8 June 1956, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland General - Section - RSS Grave No: B1095
Memorials:	Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 88, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 677
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 88, 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.
20 Jun 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 88, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Invalided and returned to Australia arriving Brisbane 20 Jun 1901 and discharged.
26 Sep 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 677, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes the 2nd Draft of the 6th QIB embarked at Sydney 26 Sep 1901 aboard Harlech Castle arriving Cape Town 26 Oct 1901.
23 Jun 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 677, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902.

World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 492, 9th Infantry Battalion
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 492, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 492, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
22 Feb 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 492, 9th Infantry Battalion, Invalided due to Rheumatism embarking 7 Nov 1915 returning to Australia aboard HT Runic, discharged at Brisbane 22 Feb 1915

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Frederick Henry Searle served twice in the South African (Boer) War and then elisted and served again in WW1.

He first served as a Private S.N. 88 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. His second service was as a Private S.N. 677 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. With the outbreak of WW1 he enlisted again in 1914 serving as a Private S.N. 492 in the 9th Infantry Battalion AIF at Gallipoli.

(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 481 & 519; National Archives Australia- WW1 service records).

Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Note- Frederick Henry Searle has also been recorded as Frederick Harry Searle on some official registers.

Frederick Henry Searle served twice in the South African (Boer) War and again in WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 88, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer war. Second service was as a Private S.N. 677, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen (2nd Draft), Boer war. Third service was as a Private S.N. 492, 9th Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1.

When he joined the 4th QIB in 1900 and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 19 May 1900, he noted his N.O.K. as J. H. Searle, Ruthven St, Toowoomba. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 4th QMI, Bk 4 p. 57, it is noted he directed part of his pay to Miss. Elizabeth Grant Mackay, Gotha St, Fortitude Valley, whom he would marry after the war. He was invalided from service with the 4th QIB and returned to Brisbane for discharge on 20 Jun 1901.

Not long after he was selected in the Second Draft of the 6th QIB and embarked again for South Africa in Sep 1901. All but one of the members of the draft had served previously in either the 3rd QMI or 4th QIB contingents in South Africa and were assembled as reinforcements for the 5th and 6th QIB contingents already in South Africa.

Men in the draft were not recorded in the original nominal roll for the 6th QIB, but he is recorded in the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB (to which he was allotted), Bk 4 p. 118, where it is noted he directed part of his pay to Miss E. G. McKay, Moray St., New Farm. Members of the draft remained breifly in South Africa on extended service after the 5th and 6th QIB contingents returned to Australia. The service paybooks notes he returned to Australia and was discharged in Brisbane on 9 Aug 1902.

He enlisted again in 1914 for WW1 and on his Attestation Paper, dated 28 Aug 1914, he noted that; he was born at Toowoomba and was 35 years 10 months of age; he was married with 5 children and a labourer; his N.O.K. was Elizabeth Grant Searle, Kenneth St, Toowoomba; and he had previously served with the 4th QIB and 6th QIB in The Boer War.

Frederick Henry Searle was born on 22 Nov 1877 at Toowoomba, a son to Joshua Henry (Harry) Searle and Mary Ann Searle (previously Martin, nee Millar). His parents had married in England and emigrated to Queensland in 1875, with 3 children from Mary's previous marriage, and settled in Toowoomba. Frederick married Elizabeth Grant McKay on 4 Dec 1903 in Queensland and they had 6 children.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 481 & 519; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 4th QIB, Bk 4 p. 57, and 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 118; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).

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