WINDOW, William
| Service Number: | 129 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Horsley, Gloucestershire, England, 10 July 1864 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Blair Athol, Queensland, Australia., 23 March 1937, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Blair Athol Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 129, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 129, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 27 Sep 1901: | Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 129, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 496 note severely injured by fall from horse in action, Mokari Drift, Caledon River 27 Sep 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 129, 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
William George Window was born on 10 Jul 1864 at Horsley, Gloucestershire, England, a son to Henry Window and Sarah Window (nee Richardts). When he enlisted with the 5th QIB in 1901 he noted his N.O.K. as his father H. Window at Horsley, Gloucestershire, England. He married Cecilia Burke on 16 Sep 1917 and they had 3 children.
After ariving in Queensland he pursued work as a miner in various parts of the state before settling in the Blair Athol district working in gold mines and lastly at the coal mine.
(AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 496; The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, p. 516; Obituary, Morning Bulletin, 3 Apr 1937, p. 3).
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