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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 | | SLEIGHT |
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Rowland |
Regimental Number | | |
Rank | | Lieutenant |
Unit Name | | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments (from Sources as shown) | | Murray: Supplementary (joined in S. Africa), Supernumerary Lieutenant from 3QMI, Queen's South Africa medal and 3 clasps. URL1: Lt. PS SLEIGHT Qld. Bushmen, sailed for Eng. aboard the 'Aurania' 3.8.1902 on passage home. URL2: sailed from Capetown for Eng. URL3: London, Aug. 16 [1902]. The following Australian and New Zealand troops have sailed for England - Lieutenant R DOUDNEY, Lieutenant COLD and Lieutenant HOLME, with 30 men of the Commonwealth Horse. ... Lieutenant SLEIGHT of Queensland. Lieutenant WH THOMAS and 46 men of the New South Wales Bushmen, Captain F MELHUISH and the Revs. SWEATMAN, HORDERN and PARTRIDGE of the New South Wales Mounted Rifles.
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Source References | | Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 509 510 Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 13.4.1901 Bne. Courier: Brisbane Courier newspaper date(s) 18.5.1901 MaitlandWkly.: The Maitland Weekly newspaper date(s) 23.8.1902
| External Link URL1 | | www.angloboerwar.com/Other/shipping/190208.htm | External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19105498 | External Link URL3 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126599914 |
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