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WARE, Michael John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 481 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | 1881, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Suicide, At home, Wetridge, Canberra, ACT, 6 July 1940 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 481, 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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Personal Stories
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Found Shot
Boer War Veteran
Michel John Ware, 59, of Westridge, Canberra, was found dead in bed at his home early on Friday morning. He had a gunshot wound in his chest and a shotgun was found nearby. Ware had been in ill-health for some time and was to have gone to Sydney to receive medical treatments, The late Mr. Ware, who was a Boer War veteran, came to Canberra in the early construction days and made his home at Westridge. He was well known in sporting circles, particularly as a committee member of the Manuka Football Club.