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THORPE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 927 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 927, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 18 Feb 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 927, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes 1st Battalion ACH embarked at Sydney 18 Feb 1902 aboard Custodian. | |
| 19 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 927, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes 1st Battalion ACH embarked at Durban 11 Jul 1902 returning to Australia aboard Drayton Grange arriving Brisbane 13 Aug 1902, disbanded 19 Aug 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
John Thorpe was originally from Victoria and was living and working in Charters Towers as a miner when he first enlisted in the South African (Boer) War.
He would serve twice in the Boer War, first as a Private S.N. 243 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and second as a Private S.N. 927 in the 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse. (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 472 & 525; and National Archives Australia- Boer war Dossier for 2nd service).
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