SOUTH, Elwin Egerton
| Other Name: | South, Edlwin Egerton - AWM - Murrays Boer War Nominal Roll - 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry |
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| Service Numbers: | 236, 659, 6752, 1341 |
| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
| Born: | Columbo, Ceylon, 31 January 1876 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | South Australia, Australia, 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 236, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 236, 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. | |
| 4 Aug 1900: | Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 236, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Elands River, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 472 notes slightly wounded at Ottoshoop, Eland's River 4-16 Aug 1900 | |
| 21 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 236, 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, 659, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 & 519 notes part of the 1st Draft of the 6th QIB embarked 20 Aug 1901 from Sydney aboard Britannic arriving Cape Town 22 Sep 1901. |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6752, 1st Divisional Train | |
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| 26 Jun 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6752, 1st Divisional Train, Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima | |
| 14 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 6752, 1st Divisional Train | |
| 6 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1341, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 1341, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 1341, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney | |
| 20 Nov 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1341, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Edwin (Elwin) Egerton South appears to have served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service he is recorded with first name of Edwin and served as a Private S.N. 236 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry. Second service he is recorded with first name of Elwin and served as a Private S.N. 659 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Newspaper reports note he remained in South Africa for further service after the rest of the 6th QIB returned to Australia, date of his return and discharge is unknown. (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 472 & 519; The Brisbane Courier 16 May 1902).
With the outbreak of WW1 it appears he enlisted to serve twice recorded as Elwin, with service records noting previous service in South Africa. First service was as a Driver S.N. 6752 in the 1st Divisional Train. Second service was as a Private S.N. 1341 in the Australian Naval and Military Expiditionary Force (source National Archives Australia WW1 service records).
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