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Newbury1: WW1 AIF 10Bn.
URL1: WW1 AIF 1012 Private 10Bn.
URL2: civil servant from Adelaide SA.
URL3: WW1 AIF 1012 & 3285 10th & 27th Bns. A/Sergt., a civil servant aged 38 in 1914 born in Adelaide SA next of kin wife in city, 18 months in South Africa with 4th Contingent IBC, killed in action 5.11.1916.
URL4: surveyor's chainman aged 25 married.
URL3: c10.1954 ex-police Sergt., Jim SMART, of Murray Bridge SA, trying to contact the other 8 4SAIB men who with 10 Tasmanians captured Gen. Schroeder and his Command at Koomati Poort Easter 1901, viz Paddy WALSH, MCBEAN, SMITH, Billy JOHNSTON, Andy THOMPSON, Bill ADAMS, 'Ben' BOLT, Bernie WARD & Sid LANSDELL.
URL7: MILITARY REVIEW. PRESENTATION OF MEDALS. On Saturday afternoon [22.8.1903] His Excellency the Governor presented South African war medals to members of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth South Australian Contingents, and a distinguished conduct medal to Lce.-Cpl. J BERRY. The ceremony took place at Montefiore Hill. There was a muster of 11 officers and 120 NCO's and men of the three contingents, who were paraded with 41 officers and 588 other members of the active forces and the Highland Company in review order. ... The following non-commissioned officers and men received medals - Fourth Contingent; Sgts. LUCKETT and MILLER, Cpl. SMITH, Lce-Cpl. HAYDON, Tprs. COMLEY, HYMAN, HENLEY, SIEBER, DOLLEY, PAYNTER, CROFT, ALFRED, THOMPSON, and NORMAN, Qmr.-Sgts. COULTER and PILLEFEANT, Sgts. JT JONES, CHAMPION and DG JONES, Cpls. JOHNSON and DELAINE, Tprs. DOODY, FISHER, HERRIMAN, JAMES, THOMPSON, WRIGHT, WICKENS, WILSON, and EDWARDS.
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