WILSON, Arthur
| Service Number: | 519 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1901, Onboard SS Templemore on the day of arrival at Port Elizabeth. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 519, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 1 Apr 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 519, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Onboard SS Templemore on the day of arrival at Port Elizabeth. | |
| 1 Apr 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 519, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 135, notes he enrolled aboard SS Templemore on 1 April 1901, the day it arrived at Port Elizabeth. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 519, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Murray, in his compilation of the AWM Boer War Nominal Roll on p. 504 to 505, notes members of the 5th QIB who enrolled/enlisted in South Africa.
Arthur Wilson enrolled in South Africa with the 5th QIB and as such was not recorded on the original nominal roll for the 5th Queensland (Imperial Bushmen) Contingent held by National Archives. He was however, recorded in the Boer War Service Paybooks of the 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 135, where it is noted he enrolled aboard the Templemore on 1 April 1901 the day the ship arrived at Port Elizabeth.
The paybooks note his contact details as care of Mrs. Godfrey, "Brighton", Sandgate. He served the full tour of the 5th QIB returning to Brisbane where he was discharged 5 May 1902.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 504; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 5th Queensland (Imperial Bushmen) Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 135).
Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Murray, in his compilation of the AWM Boer War Nominal Roll on p. 504 to 505, notes members of the 5th QIB who enrolled/enlisted in South Africa.
Arthur Wilson enrolled in South Africa with the 5th QIB and as such was not recorded on the original nominal roll for the 5th Queensland (Imperial Bushmen) Contingent held by National Archives. He was however, recorded in the Boer War Service Paybooks of the 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 135, where it is noted he enrolled aboard the Templemore on 1 April 1901 the day the ship arrived at Port Elizabeth.
The paybooks note his contact details as care of Mrs. Godfrey, "Brighton", Sandgate. He served the full tour of the 5th QIB returning to Brisbane where he was discharged 5 May 1902.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 504; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 5th Queensland (Imperial Bushmen) Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 135).