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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 LILLEY
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) William
Regimental Number 127
RankPrivate
Unit Name 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)
Murray: killed in action at Onverwacht 4.1.1902.
Fogg: LILLY Wm. condolence letter from Captain GEHRMANN CG.
URL2: younger brother of LILLEY David 5QIB.
Source:# 624 Redbank Ipswich Qld.
B5172: next of kin in Redbank Qld.
URL4: photo, Aust. Boer War Memorial database record.
URL6: private letter dated Newcastle 10.1.1902 reports killed at Sprintskop near Walkerstroom, Qld. Government seeking details.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 496 541
Fogg: 5th Contingent Qld. Imperial Bushmen in South Africa 1901-02 page(s) 14 15
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 624
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Capric.: Capricornian newspaper Rockhampton Qld. date(s) 22.2.1902
Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 15.3.1902
WChamp.: Western Champion & General Advertiser for Central West (Barcaldine) newspaper date(s) 10.3.1902
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2www.australiansatwar.gov.au/stories/stories.asp?war=BW&id=80
External Link URL3www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL4bwm.org.au/site/William_Lilley.php
External Link URL5www.angloboerwar.com/south-african-units/303-brabants-horse?start=2
External Link URL6nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68275020
External Link URL7nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71521462
External Link URL8nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76364146


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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