WANLESS, Daniel
| Service Number: | 262 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1865 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 December 1912, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot: Portion 15 - 13 - 21. |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 262 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 262, 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, 262, 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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Daniel Wanless 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 Mrs. Wanless, Pashley St, Balmain, NSW. On the Australian Boer War Memorial database in his biographical entry, based on information provided by a Great Great Niece, it is noted he was born in 1865.
Daniel Wanless was born on 1 Jan 1865 at Sydney, NSW, a son to Richard (Joseph on QLD BDM death register) Wanless and Jane Phillips. He married Elizabeth Emma Bromfield, from Roma, on 6 Sep 1902 at Newstead, Brisbane. They were living at 318 Adelaide St, Brisbane City, when he passed in 1912.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 515; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 52; Australian Boer War Memorial database bio; newspaper marriage and funeral notices, see links).
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