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Surname STAUGHTON
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Samuel Thomas
Regimental Number
RankLieutenant
Unit Name 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry
StateVic
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)
Murray: 1Vic. Mounted Infantry Coy., Captain 22.6.1900 Distinguished Service Order.
Hardg&Mac: photo.
Price1: photo.
B5177: grazier aged 23.
URL1: war memorial Bacchus Marsh Vic.
B5179: from Melton Vic.
URL2: photo, son of STAUGHTON MLA.
URL4: letter from Enslin dated 12.12.1899.
URL5: welcomed back to Sunbury Vic. 12.1900.
URL6: DSO LG 19.4.1901.
URL7: Lieut. STAUGHTON hit in helmet with a Mauser bullet, 4 more into his haversack and another struck the Mauser pistol at his hip (presented to him on departure by Melton Gun Club) exploding a cartridge in the magazine.
URL8: A Murray pine tree has been planted [c11.1903] in Maddingley Park [Bacchus Marsh Vic.] as a memorial to the late Captain STAUGHTON. Lance-Corporal Packington VALLENCE, who was with him in South Africa, carried out this little ceremony, and if the tree thrives it will be an object of interest in future years, and an appropriate memorial to an Australian native.
URL9: Lieutenant STAUGHTON is responsible for a good story connected with the relief of Mafeking. It was just after one of General BADEN-POWELL's sorties when he had driven the Boers out of their entrenchments and occupied them. SNYMAN telegraphed to President KRUGER the news, and told the truth, or very near it, for once. His wire ran - "Enemy in superior force drove us from our trenches, but will retake them to-morrow, by the help of God." This wire was "tapped" by General BADEN-POWELL. After he had read the message he added a foot-note, signed by himself, as follows - "SNYMAN's reinforcements not to be depended on."
Sunb. News: obituary from London Times 21.5.1903.
Hbt. Mercury: LONDON. July 1 [1902]. Captain ST STAUGHTON DSO, son of the late Mr. ST STAUGHTON MLA, who served in the Boer war with the Victorian Contingent, is engaged to be married to the eldest daughter of Mr. Howard SPENSLEY, KC, formerly Solicitor-General for Victoria, who has been resident in London for some years.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 214 223 232 240
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) 24
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 139
B5177: National Archives of Australia series B5177
B5179: National Archives of Australia series B5179 item A
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
Euroa Adv.: Euroa Advertiser newspaper date(s) 19.1.1900
Argus: Melbourne Argus newspaper date(s) 7 & 20.12.1900
Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 22.4.1901
Chronicle: Chronicle newspaper Adelaide SA date(s) 7.4.1900
BacchusMX: Bacchus Marsh Express newspaper date(s) 8.12.1900, 16.2.1901 & 23.5 & 21.11.1903
Australasian: Australasian newspaper date(s) 13.10 & 10.11.1900
GeelongAdv.: Geelong Advertiser newspaper date(s) 10.12.1901
Sunb. News: Sunbury News newspaper date(s) 11.7 & 17.1.1903
Hbt. Mercury: Hobart Mercury newspaper date(s) 3.7.1902
External Link URL1www.skp.com.au/memorials/pages/30401.htm
External Link URL2naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=687366&I=1&SE=1
External Link URL3www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/photos/memv0001.php
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-page7022140
External Link URL5nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9568404
External Link URL6nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14360001
External Link URL7nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87794168
External Link URL8nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90582138
External Link URL9nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139157104
External Link URL10nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9566732


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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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