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WHITAKER, James Augustus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 61 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1901 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 20 March 1880 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural causes, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 23 November 1953, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Maryborough Boer War Honour Roll, Maryborough St. Helens State School Honour Roll |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 61, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 14 Jan 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 61, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 61, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, SS Templemore, Brisbane - disembarking Capetown 31 March 1901 | |
| 27 Mar 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 61, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, SS St Andrew, Capetown for return to Australia - disembarking Brisbane 30 April 1902 | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 61, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
James Augustus Whitaker was born on 20 Mar 1880 at Maryborough, Queensland, a son to Charles Whitaker and Mary Ann Whitaker (nee King). He married Jessie Rose Lenthall on 28 Sep 1904 in Queensland and they had 8 children.
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