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Surname SALMON
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Robert Westrup
Regimental Number
RankLieutenant
Unit Name 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry
StateVic
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)
Murray: Adjutant 1Vic. Mounted Infantry Coy. Captain 8.1.1900 died.
Hardg&Mac: photo.
Price1: died of enteric at Naauwpoort 16.3.1900, photo, War Memorials Ballarat Canberra Talbot.
Source:# 264 born 1862 in Talbot, Vic. 'B''J'&'K'Coys. VMR obit in London Times 12.2.1900.
HAGSOC: photo.
B5177: grazier aged 37.
B5179: Daisy Hill Park Talbot Vic.
B4418: Leader Souvenir extract, photo.
URL4: died of enteric at Naauwport 16.3.1900.
Queenslander: Capt. RW SALMON Vic. Rifles seriously ill at Cape.
URL6: Mr SALMON MLA, who is a volunteer officer, stood on the bridge [of the 'Monowai'] and emotionally signalled his last message to his brother who was second in command of the Mounted Rifles on board the 'Medic'.
URL7: If it can be arranged, [Mr BARTON, the PM] will visit Talbot during Friday 15.2.1910, to fulfil a promise made some time ago to unveil a memorial there to the memory of the brother of Mr. Carty SALMON, who died of fever in South Africa.
URL9: TALBOT - Colonel LEE, AAG DSO, visited Talbot during the week [c6.1904] in connection with the ALH, and advantage was taken of his presence to have the tablet in St. Michael's Church in memory of the late Captain Robt. W. SALMON who died in South Africa during the war, unveiled. An appropriate discourse was delivered by the vicar, Rev. MC JAMES, and Colonel LEE, in a few words, unveiled the tablet, which was erected by the officers and men of the VMB.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 214 217 220 223 336
Wallace1: The Australians at the Boer War page(s) 113
Hardg&Mac: War in S. Africa and the Dark Continent from Savagery to Civilisation page(s) 561
Price1: They Proved to all the Earth page(s) 17&24
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 224
Reay: Australians at War - with the Australian Regiment page(s) 375
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 264
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 445
Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 19.3.1900
HAGSOC: HAGSOC's South African Graves website
B5177: National Archives of Australia series B5177
B5179: National Archives of Australia series B5179 item A
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 24.3.1900
Argus: Melbourne Argus newspaper date(s) 30.10.1899
Australasian: Australasian newspaper date(s) 9 & 23.2.1901
Melb. Age: Melbourne Age newspaper date(s) 27.6.1904
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2awm.gov.au/database/roh.asp
External Link URL3www.skp.com.au/memorials/pages/30148.htm
External Link URL4glosters.tripod.com/BoerS.htm
External Link URL5www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/photos/memv0024.php
External Link URL6nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9035885
External Link URL7nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139171054
External Link URL8nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139171644
External Link URL9nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201648910


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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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