WHITE, Alfred
| Service Number: | 261 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | 25 March 1877, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Boggabilla, Moree Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
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Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 261, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 261, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 261, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Alfred White was born on 25 Mar 1877 in New South Wales. After serving with the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen it appears he returned to South Africa serving with the Canadian Scouts under the name of Alfred Richard White, Trooper, S.N. 39345 from 22 Nov 1901 to 31 May 1902. The microfiched record (p. 9) of KSA Medals awarded to the Canadian Scouts on the Angloboerwar.com website indicates Alfred Richard White previously served with the Queensland Imperial Bushmen S.N. 261.
A biography of him placed on the Australian Boer War Memorial database by a distant relative indicates that he went on to serve with the US Army in the the Phillipines rising to a commissioned rank of Captain. It appears he later resided in the USA where he passed away late in life.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 484; Australian Boer War Memorial database Bio; AngloBoerWar.com database).
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