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Surname BARRON
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Robert Thomas
Regimental Number 647
RankTrooper
Unit Name 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
StateSA
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: Lance Corporal.
URL2: killed at Reitz 6.6.1901.
URL3: widow in Carrington St,. Adelaide SA.
URL6: In Memoriam notice from widow, killed in action at Reitz 6.6.1901.
URL7: killed in action.
URL8: killed in action at Graspan near Reitz 6.6.1901.
URL9: The Departed Brave. Sunday, 19.9.1909 was a memorable tho' sad day to many who attended the Memorial Service to the soldiers from South Australia who died in South Africa during the Boer War. There was a mammoth gathering to witness the ceremony, at the Memorial Statute in Adelaide on the occasion. The following is the Roll Call of the South Australian heroes who lost their lives. First Contingent. Surgeon-Mjr. TOLL, Lieut. POWELL, Cpls. HEINJUS and KLAFFER, Tprs. SMITH and MATHEWS. Second Contingent. Lieut. GORDON, Tptr. MARSHALL, Tprs. BARTLETT, MARSDEN, and HARDY. Third Contingent. Capt. HUBBE, Cpl. CURRIE, Tprs. MILLMAN and SLOAN. Fourth Contingent. Sgt. MCCABE, Saddler MITCHELL, Tptr. DAVIS, Tprs. PROSSER, MOORE, NICHOLAS, PAGE, HONNER, PALMER, GOODES, WOODHAM, LANDSELL and TOTHILL. Fifth Contingent. Capt. HIPWELL Reg. Sgt.-Mjr. MCGILLIVRAY, QMS SCHUMANN, Sgts. HAMILTON, RUST, and MERCER. Cpl. WHITE, Lce.-Cpl. HAMP, Tprs. GIBB, WHITTLE, MAY, HORSEFALL, GLUYAS, COCHRANE, HIRTH, VICKERY and SIMMONS. Sixth Contingent. Sgt. MURRIE, Lce.-Cpl BARRON, Tprs. BENNIER, WALTER, EWINGS, MARSHALL, CROFT. MAIN, TEATE and BEARE. 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse. Tprs. BROWNLEY, SPILLANE and TAEUBER.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 374
Newbury1: South Australians and the South African War page(s) 4
Argus: Melbourne Argus newspaper date(s) 18.6.1901
Ad. Advertiser: Adelaide Advertiser newspaper date(s) 20 & 26.6.1901 & 6.6.1902
Chronicle: Chronicle newspaper Adelaide SA date(s) 22.6.1901
Register: The Register newspaper South Australia 23.4.1902
Chronicle: Chronicle newspaper Adelaide SA date(s) 3.5.1901
PADN&FC: Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle newspaper date(s) 24.9.1909
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/photos/mems0001.php
External Link URL2nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10556455
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4843966
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4844841
External Link URL5nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87806090
External Link URL6nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4900711
External Link URL7nla.gov.au/nla.news-page4409063
External Link URL8nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87827494
External Link URL9nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196787559


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Colin Roe
Canberra

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