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SMITH, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 647 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| 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, 647 | |
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| 20 Aug 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 647, 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 |
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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).