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Australians
in the Boer War
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Full Record
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 | | SPURWAY |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Benjamin |
| Regimental Number | | 61 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry |
| State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: 'B'Coy., prisoner of war at Sanna's Post 31.3.1900 relieved 4.6.1900.
Wallace1: Waterval Prison Camp.
Source:# 426 wrote about agony of having to shoot his wounded horse.
B5172: c/- Ermingston NSW.
URL1: 1967 letter from RSL on behalf of widow in Rockhampton Qld., invalided from Pretoria with enteric aboard 'Orient' after 3 months in hospital, arrived Brisbane 16.1.1901 with 3" leg ulcer, discharged 23.1.1901.
URL3: photo, Aust. Boer War Memorial database record, brother of Robert William 3NSWMR & 2NSWIB.
URL4: c/- Vinery Cottage Ermington NSW.
URL5: Private SPURWAY, of the first Queensland contingent, who is among the troopers reported missing in South Africa, was at one time a police constable at Townsville. He was subsequently stationed at Halifax and elsewhere in North Queensland. During his connection with the force in North Queensland he became extremely popular with his colleagues, and bears an excellent reputation.
URL6: letter about the Sunnyside action to his sister in Ermington NSW.
URL7: there were five Queenslanders who had been taken prisoners at Sannaspost. These were released at Pretoria [c6.6.1900]. They were Sergeant BREYDON, Privates JOHNSON, WEIKE, SPURWAY and STAINES. A private letter says concerning them - "Their ration of 1 lb. of meat and a limited amount of mealie meal per week has reduced them considerably".
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 454
Wallace1: The Australians at the Boer War page(s) 179
Paterson: From the Front page(s) 268
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 426
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
Bne. Courier: Brisbane Courier newspaper date(s) 18.11.1899
WChamp.: Western Champion & General Advertiser for Central West (Barcaldine) newspaper date(s) 1.5.1900
Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 13.2.1900
GympieT: Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette newspaper date(s) 4.8.1900
| | External Link URL1 | | naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=687330&I=1&SE=1 | | External Link URL2 | | www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf | | External Link URL3 | | bwm.org.au/site/Benjamin_Spurway.php | | External Link URL4 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3705653 | | External Link URL5 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75676250 | | External Link URL6 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14293977 | | External Link URL7 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article177737812 |
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other military service, where in Australia they came from or when/where
they died). Also, if you find an external link broken.
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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