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Surname BAUMAN
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Joseph Maxwell
Regimental Number 468
RankPrivate
Unit Name 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

B5172: next of kin in S. Brisbane Qld.
URL2: Pte. JW BAUMAN in Christmas Dinner photo.
URL3: Mr. AV DODWELL has received the following - "Modder River Station, 15.8.1901. Dear sir, I have ridden your cycle since we left Pietersburg, and am at present at Modder River, the distance being about 2000 miles over the worst country ever ridden by any cyclist, the cycle not only having carried me, but carried wood, water, rations, bandoleers, rifle, and a spare coat, a total weight of 200lb. The cycle, which is as good as ever yet, has proved me of its durability and strength. I think that no other cycle could ever stand the strain which your cycle has stood, and I shall say -'Give me a Massey with a Brook's seat, and I shall be able to ride all over the world bar the sea.' Be lieve me to be, yours truly (Signed) Private JM BAUMAN , Fifth QIB Cycle Corps, on active service under General PLUMER, South Africa.'
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 503
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 5.10.1901 & 15.3.1902
External Link URL1www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL2nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9583760
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21266908


Please email me if you can contribute any other relevant information about this person (eg any other military service, where in Australia they came from or when/where they died). Also, if you find an external link broken.


Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.
 
Colin Roe
Canberra

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