John Thomas WALPOLE

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WALPOLE, John Thomas

Service Number:	274
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Hodgson, Maranoa, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 274
4 Apr 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 274, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901.
23 Jun 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 274, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

When John Thomas Walpole enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as J. Walpole, St Mark's, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England.

In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 64, his address was noted as c/- J. Brampton, Plain Farm, Hodgson (near Roma), and when he returned in 1902 he obtained a pass to travel to Roma on 4 Jul 1902.

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