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Murray: Corporal, Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 29.7.1902.
Source:# 934 Port Pirie SA.
URL1: at 1913 memorial service in Port Pirie.
URL2: returned per 'Columbian' 5.1902.
Ad. Advertiser: address to RSL Port Pirie 25.11.1931 by Mr. P BRANDT about his Boer War experiences.
URL3: songs rendered by P BRANDT, Boer War veteran, at Port Pirie RSL Armistice Day social 11.1929.
URL4: Another country man I met recently [c5.1940] was Ken WARMINGTON, who came from Kadina SA to meet some of his South African war comrades at their annual Anzac Day luncheon at the Exchange Hotel in Hindley Street. Ken went away with the Sixth Contingent, and one of his mates was Bob LATIMER. They have often been mistaken for brothers. He told me a story about a watch. In August, 1901, after the Graspan affair,' he said, 'I was out with George REECE, Phil BRANDT and others, and we captured some Boers.
URL5: Cpl. P BRANDT 6SAIB discharged in S. Africa.
URL6: Military Social at Pt. Pirie. On the evening of the 22nd inst.[10.1902] the officers and men of D Company (Port Pirie) were entertained by the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs Fred GREY) at their residence, "Lealholme." Amongst those who responded to the invitation were Captain FORGAN, Captain PEARCE (the officer commanding D Company), Lieut.-Surgeon CARR, Lieut. CASHMORE, Color Sergeant SYMONDS, Sergeants WALTERS and BUTTERY, Corporals GOODHART, NETTLE and HANCOCK, L.-Corporals WALSH and MERRITT and about 40 privates of the company. There were also present the following returned soldiers:-Sergeant-Major LUCKETT, Sergeant REIDY, Corporal BRANDT, Troopers BUTEFISCH, STEWART, WELLINGTON and ROW. ... Trooper BRANDT also responded. They went out to South Africa to do their duty, and he thought they had done it. Some of the members of D Company, however, were content with donning the uniform and meeting their Saturday night girls and so on (laughter, and a voice: "How about the Sunday night ones?') but be hoped when the next call came they would be ready. (A voice - "How about the Port Germein trip?") Yes, he was sorry to say that that outing had cost him a hat and a good rifle, the latter having been lost in an attempt to shoot a whale (laughter). He was sorry to say that they had left one one their comrades behind, poor Charlie MARSHALL, who had proved himself a good soldier and a good comrade. They had gone to the front determined to fight "for King and country", and if they were wanted again he hoped Port Pirie would be well represented (applause).
URL7: Returned Soldiers. — Regimental Sergeant FERRY and Corporal BRANDT, who were amongst others left behind at Capetown and arrived in Adelaide by the Columbia last week [c5.1902], arrived by Monday evening's train [12.5.1902] and were met by a number of friends. Trooper SAMPSON, who travelled as far as Balaclava with them, there missed the train and had to stay all night. Trooper STEWART and Bugler JEANES arrived some days previously. The latter, however, left again yesterday morning with the intention of joining the next contingent. Troopers ALLAN and Clem WELLINGTON reached home on Saturday; the former, we learn, is suffering from an attack of low fever.
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