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Murray: died at Wakerstroom from enteric on 21.1.1902.
Price1: War Memorials Ballarat Canberra Fort Queenscliff.
5VMR QSA Roll: Right Wing Queen's South Africa medal and 3 clasps (CC OFS & Tvl).
B5179: born 1878 a soldier from Queenscliff next of kin in Colac Vic.
Melb. Leader: photo #891.
URL2: photo.
Source:# 1010 Wakkerstroom memorial photo, Sgt. MCCORKILL VMR died 11.1.1902.
URL4: Fifth VMR Memorial to Fallen Comrades opposite to St. Kilda Barracks ... The following is the list of names appearing on the tablets, together with the addresses, which we have obtained from official sources - Captain J KELLY, Melbourne. Lieutenant SR COULTER, Ballarat. Lieutenant JG CHRISP, Frankston. Lieutenant AG JOHNSTON, Hawthorn. Lieutenant AE MURPHY, Colac. Medical Officer HA PALMER, Ballarat. Sergeant AGK BUCKINGHAM, Yea. Farrier-Sergeant JF HOULIHAN, Collingwood. Corporal RPN ROBERTSON, Portsea. Corporal H HARRISON, Collingwood. Corporal H NEWLANDS, Prahran. Lance-Corporal AE BURLEY, Ballarat. Lance-Corporal HJ BOXALL, Melbourne. Lance-Corporal GR BUTTON, Anakie. Lance-Corporal HC HADLEY, Fitzroy. Lance-Corporal TS ROSS, Williamstown. Shoeing-Smith A HOUGHTON, Inverleigh. Shoeing-Smith AE SPOWART, Dean's Marsh. Shoeing-Smith RM THORNTON, Kilmore. Shoeing-Smith F RANKIN, Police Barracks, Melbourne. Privates SJ BARNARD, North Brunswick; EH BLANDFORD, Bendigo; L BOND, Longwood; FH CAUGHEY, Bairnsdale; J CHARLTON, Euroa; J COLLINS, Mumbannar; J COSTELLO, Dunolly; AB DAVIDSON, Moe; FG DOW, Balaclava; G GLENN, South Melbourne; LJW GOUDIE, St. Kilda; RG HARRISON, Mathoura NSW; WJ HEALEY, Melbourne; HH HENDY, Lyndhurst; HV HEWINS, Brighton; WW JAMES, Nagambie; HS LAMB, Sale; HJ LAWRENCE, North Carlton; AE MACK, Jolimont; TH MAHONEY, Darraweit Guim; J MCCANN, St. Kilda Road; J MCCORKELL, Queensclilf; MT MCDONALD, Yinnar; J MCNALLY, Carapooee; E REISENAUER, Armadale; EJ ROWE, Elsternwick; W SAULTRY, Port Melbourne; WA SMITH, Sutton Grange; GW STRATTON, Mooroopna; R TOPHAM, Yapeen; E VALPIED, Toora; NA WATSON, Pomborneit; J WHELAN, Glenhuntly; JE WHITE, South Melbourne.
URL5: Private W MCCORKILL, of Macedon, who was a member of the 5th contingent, died on the 21st ult. [1.1902] of enteric. Ptes. KELLY and MCPHERSON, who accompanied the deceased to South Africa, have so far escaped.
URL6: Yesterday [23.1.1902] the Premier (Mr. Peacock) received a cable message from Cape Town stating that Lieutenant JF HAWKINS, son of Mr. WE HAWKINS, of Melbourne, and an officer of the 6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry, was dangerously ill of enteric fever at Newcastle, Natal. A second message stated that the following men were dangerously ill at Charlestown on January 19 [1902] - No. 1504, J DUGGAN; No. 1275, John HEDLEY; and No. 1510, J CASEY, all of the 5th Victorian Mounted Infantry. No. 899, Corporal J MORGAN and No. 727, J MCCORKILL (sic), were also ill of enteric fever at Wakkerstroom.
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