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Surname BLACK
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Archibald Syme
Regimental Number 338
RankPrivate
Unit Name 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
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B5172: c/- S. Morningside Edinburgh Scot.
URL2: photo #338.
URL3: RETURNING VICTORIAN SOLDIERS. The merchant steamer Manchester, from South Africa, arrived at Albany yesterday [23.1.1902, and leaves to-day for Melbourne with the following returning Victorian soldiers - Trooper Wm. ARKLE, 5VMR; Corporal Alfred BANBROOK, 5VMR; Trooper HF BRUNET, 5VMR; Trooper AS BLACK, 4QIB; Trooper WA BAIN, 5VMR; Trooper WH BOND, 5VMR; Sergt. Donald CAMPBELL, 5VMR; Trooper AH CROCKER, 5VMR; Saddler HV COOK, 5VMR; Trooper Robt. Wm. CORRIGAN, 5VMR; Tpr. Tim J CANTWELL, 4th VMR; Corporal SH CARSON, CCCC; Trooper Wm. DAVIES, 1st KH; Lance-Corporal Leslie M DAVEY, 5VMR; Trooper Charles Edwards, ILH; Trooper Fredk. ELLIS, 5VMR; Trooper WH FITZGERALD, ILH, Corporal Claude A FETTER, Scot. Horse; Trooper Chas. A GREEN, Brabant's Horse; Trooper James GALLAGHER, 5VMR; Trooper Nathaniel O GYLES, 5VMR; Trooper HB HOCKLEY, 5VMR; II. B. Hockley. Trooper JW HEDE, Scot. Horse; Trooper John HAWKINS, 5VMR, Corporal Wm. JENKINS, Brabant's Horse; Trooper David JOHNSON, 5VMR; Corporal CA KISSANE, 5VMR; Trooper JA LINACRE, 5VMR; Trooper Alfred LEVINGTON, CCCC; Sergeant JS LITTLE, Scot. Horse; Farrier-Sergeant Rod MCSWAIN, SAC; Trooper JT MCDONNELL, 5VMR; Trooper K MCKIMMIE, 5VMR; Trooper AE MEYER, ILH; Saddler AH MARSHALL, 5VMR; Saddler CB MURRAY, 5VMR; Trooper Thos. MCCALLUM, 5VMR; Trooper John NUGENT, 5VMR; Trooper Wm. PRENTICE, 5VMR; Trooper TA RIMMINGTON, Scot. Horse; Trooper JE ROBERTSON, Scot. Horse; Trooper A STARK, 5VMR; Trooper CF SMITH, 5VMR; Farrier-Sergeant JW SCURR, Scot. Horse; Corporal WH SPURR, 5VMR; Trooper Ernest SMITH, 5VMR; Trooper CT SEYMOUR, 5VMR; Trooper CJ STEWART, 5VMR; Trooper M STEVENSON, 5VMR; Trooper Fredk. TWEDDLE, 5VMR; Trooper Wm. E TOOTELL, 5VMR; Trooper Arthur WELLINGTON, 5VMR; Trooper Herbert WEEDING, 5VMR; Trooper Frank WOODWARD, IHC; Trooper HOPKINS, IMR; J MCDONALD, IMR.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 486
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 19.5.1900
Melb. Age: Age newspaper, Melbourne date(s) 24.1.1902
External Link URL1www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL2newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/2528965?zoomLevel=2
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197262740


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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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