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Australians
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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 | | SCHIPKIE |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | John Charles Frederick |
| Regimental Number | | 1937 |
| Rank | | Farrier Sergeant |
| Unit Name | | 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse (Qld) |
| State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: 'D'Coy. Farrier QM Sergeant 22.5.1902.
B5207: blacksmith aged 25 from Mackay Qld., 1 year 151 days 4QIB.
URL1: blacksmith aged 20 from and born in Mackay Qld., next of kin mother Mrs WEISKE in Mackay, 1 year 150 days 4th Qld. Contingent.
URL2: Valedictory. No 1987 Sergeant-Farrier SCHIPKIE, Veterinary Surgeon, Queensland unit, 2nd Federal Contingent, South Africa, writing under date 10.4.1902, from on board the troopship 'Englishman', and posting his letter at Fremantle WA, expresses his good wishes for the people of Hobart, thanks them for their kindness towards himself and comrades while here, and hoping that the Queensland unit and Tasmanian unit will be found shoulder to shoulder, making a name for themselves, on active service in South Africa, with a safe return.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 527
B5207: National Archives of Australia series B5207
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
Hbt. Mercury: Hobart Mercury newspaper date(s) 30.4.1902
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