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SPURWAY, Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 61 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia., 21 May 1878 |
| Home Town: | Ermington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 7 June 1966, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rockhampton Crematorium, Qld Plot: Wall 8 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 61, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Nov 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 61, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 448 notes 1st QMI embarked 1 Nov 1899 aboard Cornwall arriving Cape Town 13 Dec 1899. | |
| 31 Mar 1900: | Imprisoned Battle of Sanna's Post , AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 454 notes taken as POW at Sanna's Post on 31 Mar 1900, released 4 Jun 1900. | |
| 23 Jan 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 61, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes invalided due to Enteric Fever returned to Australia aboard Orient arriving Brisbane 16 Jan 1901, discharged 23 Jan 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Benjamin Spurway was born on 21 May 1878 in the Parramatta district of New South Wales, a son to James Spurway and Maria Ann Spurway (nee Smith). Refer to link provided to the Australian Boer War Memorial database for a family bio.
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