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SMITH, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 285, 647 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Farrier Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Manilla, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 285, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 647 | |
| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 285, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900. | |
| 1 Dec 1900: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 473 notes promoted to Corporal, not date of promotion given. | |
| 21 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 285, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901. | |
| 20 Aug 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes part of 1st Draft of 6th QIB which embarked at Sydney 20 Aug 1901 aboard Britannic arriving Cape Town 22 Sep 1901 | |
| 8 Oct 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Shoeing-Smith, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 85, notes promoted to Shoeing-Smith on 8 Oct 1901. | |
| 17 Apr 1902: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Farrier Sergeant, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 85, notes promoted to Farrier Sergeant on 17 Apr 1902. | |
| 2 Jul 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Farrier Sergeant, 647, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 85, notes discharged on 2 Jul 1902 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
John Smith served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private (rising in rank to Corporal) S.N. 285 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, second as a Private S.N. 647 in the 6th Queensland Imerial Bushmen. Following his second service newspaper reports note he remained in South Africa for further service when the rest of the 6th QIB returned to Australia, his return and date of discharge is not given in records. (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 473 and 518).
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