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Murray: Supernumerary with 6QIB, Details per 'Harlech Castle', Queen's South Africa medal and 4 clasps.
West Australian: convalescent, son of Qld. Premier Robert PHILP, invalided to England returned to S. Africa.
B5172: Toowong Qld.
Smith2: Doyle's Scouts/6QIB, King's South Africa Medal and 2 clasps.
URL1: Lt. Doyle's Scouts, left Port Natal for Albany on 1.7.1902 aboard the 'Manchester Merchant'.
URL2: photo.
URL4: views on remounts.
URL5: from Sydney to Africa on 'Harlech Castle' 9.1901.
URL6: Collin, went to S. Africa with a Draft and joined Doyle's Scouts, returned per 'Manchester Merchant' ?7.1902.
URL7: invalided to Eng. and convalescent c5.1901.
URL8: In a letter from Lieutenant GORDON, dated Pretoria, 3.9.1900, it is stated that the Premier's son, who went to South Africa with the fourth contingent as acting-lieutenant, was for a brief space a prisoner in the hands of the Boers. The train in which he was on his way back from Kroonstad was captured, but the Boers, after taking all they wanted from the train, released Lieutenant PHILP.
URL9: The Premier of Queensland (Mr. PHILP) arrived at Hobart yesterday [12.6.1901] from the Cape. Mr. PHILP, who took a sea voyage for the benefit of his health, is accompanied by his son, Lieutenant PHILP, who is returning from service in South Africa.
URL10: The Premier has received a telegram stating that his son, Lieutenant Colin PHILP, is on board the Manchester Merchant, which is expected in Melbourne in a few days. Lieutenant PHILP went twice to South Africa, the second time with the details who went to fill vacancies in the contingents, and while there the second time he joined Doyle's Scouts.
QldTIps.: Two months ago [c10.1900], when Private PLOWDEN saw him there, he [Major DEACON] was in camp outside Pretoria, having returned to that town for remounts. The men say that Major DEACON has quite distinguished himself as an energetic officer, and that he is very popular. Other Ipswichians were seen by various members of the contingent. Private Frank O'SULLIVAN, when last heard of, was doing police duty in the Pretoria district; Private CHRISTIE, when last seen, was "all right"; while Private HANLEY, of West Moreton, had been invalided to the Maitland camp, near Capetown. Private PLOWDER was with Lieutenant PHILP (a son of Hon. B PHILP, Premier of the colony), when a British supply train was thrown off the railway line at the Kilp River, and burnt by the enemy.
BendigoInd.: The following Australian soldiers are convalescent, and have resumed duty - Lieutenants CARTER, 3rd New South Wales Bushmen; W LOUTHER, Tasmanian Mounted Infantry; G TUCKER and C PHILIPS, 5th and 6th Queensland Bushmen respectively.
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