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Australians
in the Boer War
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Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.
| Surname | | KOCH |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | George Hilfers |
| Regimental Number | | |
| Rank | | Lieutenant |
| Unit Name | | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: Queen's South Africa medal and 5 clasps.
B5172: next of kin in South Brisbane Qld.
URL2: Major FBTW KOCH had two sons in the South African war, serving as officers.
URL3: PEACE CELEBRATION BRISBANE DEMONSTRATION [27.6.1902] ... Behind these again were about 50 returned contingenters, easily distinguishable by their hats, together with the following returned South African officers — namely, Captain CARTER, Lieutenant G KOCH, Lieutenants BOLAND, ANDERSON and NEILSON and Sergeant-Major BYRNE. This portion of the procession, unimposing enough, no doubt, to the outward eye, nevertheless attracted great attention on all sides, and the thoughts that surged through the spectators' minds as they strode stolidly along in the midst of the gayer portions of the imposing pageant could easily he discerned by the hearty cheers which heralded their advent throughout the whole line of march.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 491 492
Fogg: 5th Contingent Qld. Imperial Bushmen in South Africa 1901-02 page(s) 2
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Bne. Courier: Brisbane Courier newspaper date(s) 13.9.1902
Bne. Tele.: Brisbane Telegraph newspaper date(s) 28.6.1902
| | External Link URL1 | | www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf | | External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19192394 | | External Link URL3 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175169281 |
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