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Murray: killed at Standerton 5.6.1901.
HAGSOC: Memorial Reitz.
Source:# 934 Port Pirie SA.
URL3: letter from Lt. AK HARVEY 6SAIB re death of Tpr. AEC MARSHALL at Reitz.
URL4: killed at Reitz 6.6.1901.
URL5: killed in action.
URL6: 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, EWINS, MARSHALL, CROFT. MAIN, TEATE and BEARE. 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse. Tprs. BROWNLEY, SPILLANE and TAEUBER.
URL7: Military Social at Pt. Pirie. On the evening of the 22nd inst.[10.1902] the officers and men of D Company (Port Pirie) were entertained by the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs Fred GREY) at their residence, "Lealholme." Amongst those who responded to the invitation were Captain FORGAN, Captain PEARCE (the officer commanding D Company), Lieut.-Surgeon CARR, Lieut. CASHMORE, Color Sergeant SYMONDS, Sergeants WALTERS and BUTTERY, Corporals GOODHART, NETTLE and HANCOCK, L.-Corporals WALSH and MERRITT and about 40 privates of the company. There were also present the following returned soldiers:-Sergeant-Major LUCKETT, Sergeant REIDY, Corporal BRANDT, Troopers BUTEFISCH, STEWART, WELLINGTON and ROW. ... Trooper BRANDT also responded. They went out to South Africa to do their duty, and he thought they had done it. Some of the members of D Company, however, were content with donning the uniform and meeting their Saturday night girls and so on (laughter, and a voice: "How about the Sunday night ones?') but be hoped when the next call came they would be ready. (A voice - "How about the Port Germein trip?") Yes, he was sorry to say that that outing had cost him a hat and a good rifle, the latter having been lost in an attempt to shoot a whale (laughter). He was sorry to say that they had left one one their comrades behind, poor Charlie MARSHALL, who had proved himself a good soldier and a good comrade. They had gone to the front determined to fight "for King and country", and if they were wanted again he hoped Port Pirie would be well represented (applause).
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