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Murray: William Alexander 'B'Sqn. 4Tp. (Pt. Pirie etc) died at sea date not recorded.
Source:# 541 War Memorial St. Peter's N. Adelaide SA.
B5207: miner from Adelaide SA.
B4418: William Alexanda.
URL1: William Alexanda (signature) a miner aged 24 from and born in Adelaide SA, next of kin sister in Adelaide.
URL3: The Departed Brave. Sunday, 19.9.1909 was a memorable tho' sad day to many who attended the Memorial Service to the soldiers from South Australia who died in South Africa during the Boer War. There was a mammoth gathering to witness the ceremony, at the Memorial Statute in Adelaide on the occasion. The following is the Roll Call of the South Australian heroes who lost their lives. First Contingent. Surgeon-Mjr. TOLL, Lieut. POWELL, Cpls. HEINJUS and KLAFFER, Tprs. SMITH and MATHEWS. Second Contingent. Lieut. GORDON, Tptr. MARSHALL, Tprs. BARTLETT, MARSDEN, and HARDY. Third Contingent. Capt. HUBBE, Cpl. CURRIE, Tprs. MILLMAN and SLOAN. Fourth Contingent. Sgt. MCCABE, Saddler MITCHELL, Tptr. DAVIS, Tprs. PROSSER, MOORE, NICHOLAS, PAGE, HONNER, PALMER, GOODES, WOODHAM, LANDSELL and TOTHILL. Fifth Contingent. Capt. HIPWELL Reg. Sgt.-Mjr. MCGILLIVRAY, QMS SCHUMANN, Sgts. HAMILTON, RUST, and MERCER. Cpl. WHITE, Lce.-Cpl. HAMP, Tprs. GIBB, WHITTLE, MAY, HORSEFALL, GLUYAS, COCHRANE, HIRTH, VICKERY and SIMMONS. Sixth Contingent. Sgt. MURRIE, Lce.-Cpl BARRON, Tprs. BENNIER, WALTER, EWINGS, MARSHALL, CROFT. MAIN, TEATE and BEARE. 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse. Tprs. BROWNLEY, SPILLANE and TAEUBER.
URL4: ADELAIDE, Monday Afternoon [20.8.1902]. A cable from London, confirmed from West Australia, announces the death of Trooper William Alexander BROWNLEY, of the Eighth Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse. The official information states that he died at sea of influenza on the transport St. Andrew, on the voyage from Adelaide to Durban. Trooper William Alexander BROWNLEY of Broken Hill, left by the St. Andrew on May 24 [1902], with the Broken Hill troop of the Eighth Battalion. His untimely death has caused great grief among his friends. He was a strongly-built, healthy young man and was universally liked. He worked on the South mine for a long time prior to his departure. His relatives reside in South Australia, and both they and his local friends were expecting him to return on the Manchester Merchant, duo in Adelaide to-morrow. The delay in announcing his death is rather inexplicable. Apparently he never saw South Africa.
URL4: The 8th Battalion landed in Durban on June 17 [1902], disembarked on June 21, and re-embarked six days later. The voyage thither was unfortunately marred by the death of Tprs. SPILLANE and BROWNLEY, who succumbed to a malignant type of influenza a few days before reaching port. The bodies of both poor fellows were committed to the deep with military honours.
URL5: London 17.7.1902. Privates John SPILLANS and Alexander William BROWNLEY, of the Eighth Commonwealth Contingent, died at sea from influenza while on board the troopship St. Andrew.
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