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Surname REESE
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Charles Gustave Burgoyne
Regimental Number
RankLieutenant
Unit Name 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 20.8.1901 & 25.4.1902, Queen's South Africa medal and 5 clasps.
Wallace1: Mentioned in Despatches "gallantry in action" Onverwacht.
Fogg: recommended for Distinguished Service Order for Mooifontein 25.5.1901, captured at Onverwacht 4.1.1902 MID.
B5172: next of kin at Alton Downs Birdsville Qld.
URL2: remained in S. Africa for further service when 5QIB returned to Aust.
URL3: Mentioned in Despatches for good service and gallantry in action at Onverwacht 4.2.1902.
URL4: Lieutenant REESE distinguished himself [at Standerton], and Private SWEENEY was recommended for the VC, "which he well deserved and which I am greatly disappointed he did not get," added the Colonel [FLEWELL-SMITH]. Another man was also mentioned, and the regiment all round behaved well.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 491 492
Wallace1: The Australians at the Boer War page(s) 357
Fogg: 5th Contingent Qld. Imperial Bushmen in South Africa 1901-02 page(s) various
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 22.8.1901
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Bne. Courier: Brisbane Courier newspaper date(s) 16.5 & 16.8.1902
Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 30.8.1902
External Link URL1www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL2nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19184287
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14508836
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19173832


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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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