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McLachlan: ?THORTON RM killed or died.
Murray: killed in action at Wilmansrust on 12.6.1901.
Price1: Shoeing Smith, War Memorials Ballarat Canberra Kyneton.
West Australian: killed at Steelkoopspruit.
5VMR QSA Roll: Shoeing Smith Left Wing, Queen's South Africa medal and 3 clasps (CC OFS & Tvl), killed in action.
B5179: born 1877 a farmer c/- PO Kilmore Vic.
Melb. Leader: photo #553.
URL2: photo.
URL4: family death notice - Rupert Melbourne THORNTON died 12.6.1901 at Steenkool (sic) Spruit Wilmansrust, son of Mrs B MURDOCH of Kangaroo Grounds Vic.
URL5: In Memoriam notice from sister.
URL6: Two more Kilmore Vic. boys off to the war. Messers. GH FISCHER and R THORNTON have been selected to go with the next contingent from Victoria for South Africa. Kilmore will be well represented in this lot, there being four from the town, viz., Messrs. E CRANE, C HODGES, H FISCHER and R THORNTON. They are all strong young fellows and will no doubt give a good account of themselves when the time comes. We wish our soldier lads every success and hope they will come back safe and sound.
URL7: KILMORE - A welcome social was tendered to Trooper James OA STILL, a member of Cameron's Scouts, at the Mechanics' hall on Tuesday evening [25.6.1901] by the members of the Australian Natives Association to which Trooper STILL belongs. The gathering was largely attended and a presentation of a gold medal was made to Trooper STILL. representatives of other friendly societies were also present and joined in welcoming home the returned soldier. Sympathetic reference was made to the death of Private THORNTON, late of Kilmore, who was amongst the Victorians killed in the recent disaster at Wilmansrust.
URL8: Fifth VMR Memorial to Fallen Comrades opposite to St. Kilda Barracks ... The following is the list of names appearing on the tablets, together with the addresses, which we have obtained from official sources - Captain J KELLY, Melbourne. Lieutenant SR COULTER, Ballarat. Lieutenant JG CHRISP, Frankston. Lieutenant AG JOHNSTON, Hawthorn. Lieutenant AE MURPHY, Colac. Medical Officer HA PALMER, Ballarat. Sergeant AGK BUCKINGHAM, Yea. Farrier-Sergeant JF HOULIHAN, Collingwood. Corporal RPN ROBERTSON, Portsea. Corporal H HARRISON, Collingwood. Corporal H NEWLANDS, Prahran. Lance-Corporal AE BURLEY, Ballarat. Lance-Corporal HJ BOXALL, Melbourne. Lance-Corporal GR BUTTON, Anakie. Lance-Corporal HC HADLEY, Fitzroy. Lance-Corporal TS ROSS, Williamstown. Shoeing-Smith A HOUGHTON, Inverleigh. Shoeing-Smith AE SPOWART, Dean's Marsh. Shoeing-Smith RM THORNTON, Kilmore. Shoeing-Smith F RANKIN, Police Barracks, Melbourne. Privates SJ BARNARD, North Brunswick; EH BLANDFORD, Bendigo; L BOND, Longwood; FH CAUGHEY, Bairnsdale; J CHARLTON, Euroa; J COLLINS, Mumbannar; J COSTELLO, Dunolly; AB DAVIDSON, Moe; FG DOW, Balaclava; G GLENN, South Melbourne; LJW GOUDIE, St. Kilda; RG HARRISON, Mathoura NSW; WJ HEALEY, Melbourne; HH HENTY, Lyndhurst; HV HEWINS, Brighton; WW JAMES, Nagambie; HS LAMB, Sale; HJ LAWRENCE, North Carlton; AE MACK, Jolimont; TH MAHONEY, Darraweit Guim; J MCCANN, St. Kilda Road; J MCCORKELL, Queensclilf; MT MCDONALD, Yinnar; J MCNALLY, Carapooee; E REISENAUER, Armadale; EJ ROWE, Elsternwick; W SAULTRY, Port Melbourne; WA SMITH, Sutton Grange; GW STRATTON, Mooroopna; R TOPHAM, Yapeen; E VALPIED, Toora; NA WATSON, Pomborneit; J WHELAN, Glenhuntly; JE WHITE, South Melbourne.
URL9: The following is the official list of Victorians killed at Wilmansrust as received from London 19.6.1901 - Surgeon-Lieutenant HA PALMER, Ballarat. Private GW STRATTON, Mooroopna. Private FJ SMITH, Anakie. Private EH BLANDFORD, Huntly. Corporal H NEWLANDS, Chapel Street, Prahran. Private RM THORNTON, Kilmore. Farrier-Sergeant JV HOULIHAN, Collingwood. Lance-Corporal GR BUTTON, Anakie. Private L BOND, Longwood. Private SJ BARNARD, Brunswick. Private LJW GOUDIE, Marlton Crescent, St. Kilda. Private EJ ROWE, Charles Street, Elsternwick. Private HH HENDY, Lyndhurst. Corporal H HARRISON, Francis Street, Collingwood. Private WA SMITH, Sutton Grange. Private R TOPHAM, Danks Street, South Melbourne. Pivate J COLLINS, Magpie, near Ballarat. Private AE MACK, Jolimont. Private H SMITH.
URL10: Trooper Rupert Melbourne THORNTON, single, aged 24, was a farmer at Kilmore. His next of kin is Mrs. B MURDOCH, of Kilmore. ABWMD: Aust. Boer War Memorial database record (bwm.org.au/site/Rupert_Thornton.php).
Melb. Age: KILMORE — It is proposed to erect a tablet to the memory of Trooper Rupert THORNTON, of the Fifth Victorian Contingent, who was killed in the Wilmansrust disaster.
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