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Australians
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Full Record
Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.
| Surname | | PROVIS |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Felix Hannum |
| Regimental Number | | 30 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles |
| State | | SA |
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown) | |
Murray: initials FH, prisoner of war invalided to Australia arrived 23.7.1901.
Newbury1: given name(s).
URL1: PROVIS Felix Hannum, Boer War veteran funeral benefit 1950.
URL2: clerk born 1877 single, Bdr. 'C'Bty. Garrison Arty.
URL3: QSA & 2 clasps, invalided.
URL4: PROCLAMATION OF PEACE. HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED AT PORT ELLIOTT. ... During the afternoon Trooper F PROVIS and Mr. HW JAMES arranged a meeting of townspeople at the Railway Hotel where it was decided to have a procession at 7 pm. through the streets, to end at the Institute Hall, which had been kindly lent for a concert afterwards. ...
URL5: ADELAIDE, Sunday [10.6.1900].— The Governor has received a cablegram from Sir Alfred MILNER, stating that Trooper H PROVIS, of the South Australian Mounted Infantry, has been taken prisoner. He is in excellent health.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 346 348
Newbury1: South Australians and the South African War page(s)
D4549: National Archives of Australia series D4549
Register: The Register newspaper South Australia 31.10.1899
Ad. Advertiser: Adelaide Advertiser newspaper date(s) 14.12.1901 SArgs: 12.6.1902
Sydney Tel.: Sydney Daily Telegraph newspaper date(s) 11.6.1900
| | External Link URL1 | | naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/Items_Listing.asp?S=1&C=72&O=0&M=20&F=41 | | External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54853339 | | External Link URL3 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4871650 | | External Link URL4 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96949430 | | External Link URL5 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237329426 |
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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.
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