WALSH, William James
| Service Number: | 274 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 274, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 274, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 22 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 274, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 121, notes returned to Australia aboard Columbian arriving Brisbane 15 May 1902, discharged 22 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
He is memorialised on the plaque containing names of members of the 5th Q.I.B. Contingent from Charters Towers at the Boer War Memorial Kiosk, Lissner Park, Charters Towers.
When William James Walsh enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his mother Mrs. J. Walsh, Charters Towers. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 121, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his mother Mrs. Mary Walsh, Towers St, Charters Towers.
He was active sporting cyclist in Charters Towers when he enlisted and was assigned to the Cyclist Corps that were part of the 5th QIB. Newspaper reports following his return to Australia from South Africa note he returned to Charters Towers in Jun 1902.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 499; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks, Bk 2 p. 121; various newspaper articles, see links).
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