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| Surname | | MEALING |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Christopher Thornton |
| Regimental Number | | 137 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown) | |
B5172: next of kin in Maryborough Qld.
Source:# 885 born 1877 at Langmorn Station Rockhampton Qld. as Christopher THORNTON. His father Christopher MEALING was using the assumed name, Mark THORNTON, at the time. On return to the the old stamping grounds at Paddy's Flat near Tabulam NSW, the MEALING surname was resumed. Christopher Thornton MEALING died in 1957 at Herberton N. Qld.
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| Source References | |
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 496
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 885
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| External Link URL1 | | www.lighthorse.org.au/military/tabulam.htm |
| External Link URL2 | | www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf |
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