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Murray: OC 'D'Sqn.
B5207: civil servant from Subiaco WA.
URL1: left Port Natal for Albany on 1.7.1902 aboard the 'Manchester Merchant'.
URL2: Stephen Richard Harricks a civil servant aged 27 from Subiaco WA, born in Ararat Vic., next of kin wife in Subiaco.
Source:# 1409 WW1 Lt. Col ROBERTS Stephen Richard Harrick 25.8.1914 WA, born Ararat Vic., aged 42 years 11 months, Commonwealth Civil servant 11th Bn. AIF, died Perth 14.11.1943 age 68.
URL3: WW1 AIF 11Bn. Major ROBERTS Stephen Richard Harricks a Commonwealth Civil Servant born 15.11.1874 in Ararat Vic., aged 42 in 1914, nok wife at Subiaco WA, AIF 3 years 2 months CMF & State MF 17.5 years, gsw face 21.6.1915, Colonial Auxiliary Forces LSGC Medal 6.10.1917, returned to Aust. per A74 15.4.1918 neurasthenia, appointment terminated 2.7.1918, Mentioned in Despatches 11.12.1915 (LG 28.1.1916), Lieut. Col. 1.1.1916, Distinguished Service Order (LG 29.12.1916), 1930 & 1968 correspondence with Repatriation Dept. Melbourne.
URL4: From forty to forty-five members of the company, which was officially known as D Squadron, 8th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, expressing their desire to remain in South Africa, were given their discharges there, about seventy of them returning home. Captain ROBERTS was the only officer of the force to return with them. Lieuts. MILLS and FARMER are on board the transport, Britannic, which arrived at Albany yesterday [20.7.1902] afternoon. Lieut. BERESFORD,
the other officer who went to South Africa attached to the force, is remaining
there.
URL5: Captain ROBERTS, who has been placed in command of the West Austra
lian section of the Australian Commonwealth Horse, has not been on active service. He has, however, had considerable experience in volunteer work. For some time he has been in command of the Kandwna company of the Fifth Battalion
Infantry Brigade. Duing the Easter encampment he acted as adjutant on the
Commandant's staff, and gave such satisfaction as to be selected for the command of the force now to go on 'active service.'
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