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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 | | SMITH |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Sydney James |
| Regimental Number | | 264 |
| Rank | | Sergeant |
| Unit Name | | 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
| State | | NSW |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: 'D'Sqn. died 12.10.1901.
West Australian: died of wounds Esceuw Kop.
B5204: clerk born 1880 in Orange NSW.
URL2: Sergt. Major SJ SMITH on memorial in Orange NSW.
URL4: 'D'Sqn. photo #42.
URL5: Orange NSW Soldiers' Memorial. UNVEILING CEREMONY. STATE COMMANDANT PRESENT. Orange, Wednesday 29.3.1905 ... The Monument bears the following in inscriptions - East Side, Pro Patria Semper. In Memoriam. Sergt. Maj. SJ SMITH, Trooper HJ CONYBEAR, Trooper HHJ BEASLEY, Trooper M BASTICK. South Side, Ladysmith Pretoria. West Side, In commemoration of the patriotism of the contingent from this district, South African War, 1899-1902. North Side, Kimberley Mafeking.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 132 205
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 21.10.1901
B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204 folder 11A
Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 9.3.1901
Nat.Advocate: National Advocate (Bathurst NSW) newspaper date(s) 30.3.1905
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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.
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