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Surname MCDOUGALL
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Alexander
Regimental Number 312
RankPrivate
Unit Name 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)
Murray: invalided to Australia arrived 8.12.1900.
Woolmore1: farmer born in Thorneybank Larnarkshire Scot., 64 Trooper Bushveldt Carbineers, 3NSWIB, WW1 carter 10th Reinforcements 2LH.
URL1: WW1 AIF 1337 Private 2LH.
URL2: carter from Paddington Qld.
B5172: next of kin in Thorney Bank Larnackshire Scot.
URL3: Mounted Infantry, Johannesburg MR and Capetown Highlanders, WW1 AIF 1337 10th reinforcements for 2LH.
B4418: invalided from Kroonstat per 'Harlech Castle' with sciatica arrived Brisbane 8.12.1900 discharged 15.12.1900 address Thorney Bank Larnackshire Scot., medical assessment.
URL5: photo #312.
Source:# 1353 John & Alex MCDOUGALL 1QMI and 4QIB fairly clearly are brothers. 1234 Tpr. Alex MACDOUGALL Johannesburg Mounted Rifles, Queen's South Africa Medal & 2 clasps (OFS and Tvl.) enlisted 9.5.1901 dischraged 19.11.1901. Also served as Pte. 1845 Capetown Highlanders shown as on CTH roll for QSA CC clasp and KSA. Also served in 4QIB.
URL6: MCDOUGALL A JMR.
URL8: not identified from JMR roll.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 485
Woolmore1: Bushveldt Carbineers and the Pietersburg Light Horse page(s) 233
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 19.5.1900
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 1353
PRO(UK) : National Archives of the United Kingdom - series WO100/253 page 212
External Link URL1www.awm.gov.au/database/133/page.asp?Folder=34&Page=112&Surname=mcdougall
External Link URL2www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm8/10_7_2/pdf/0327.pdf
External Link URL3naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=1942327&I=1&SE=1
External Link URL4www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL5newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/2528965?zoomLevel=2
External Link URL6www.britishmedals.us/files/127jmr.htm
External Link URL7angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units/346-johannesburg-mounted-rifles
External Link URL8angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units/346-johannesburg-mounted-rifles?showall=&start=1
External Link URL9angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units/311-cape-town-highlanders


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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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