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Australians
in the Boer War
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Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.
| Surname | | BURNSIDE |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | George Hamilton |
| Regimental Number | | |
| Rank | | Lieutenant |
| Unit Name | | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: Queen's South Africa medal and 5 clasps.
B5172: next of kin in Brisbane. Qld.
URL2: Lieut. G BURNSIDE QIB convalescent and resumed duty c13.1.1902.
URL4: remained in S. Africa for further service when 5QIB returned to Aust.
URL5: On the left Trooper ROBERTS was the first to fall shot through the head. Lieutenant BURNSIDE, thinking him killed, picks up his rifle and bandoliers. His little band is also driven back. Trooper DAVIS's horse is shot, BURNSIDE lifts him up behind on his own horse. The Boers are now very close. The burly lieutenant hands the two rifles to DAVIS, and draws his revolver. Covered by the fire of his men, he at length gains another position, a cattle kraal. Trooper MASON in an attempt to "double bank" Trooper OBAN is himself killed on reaching the wall of the kraal.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 491 492
Fogg: 5th Contingent Qld. Imperial Bushmen in South Africa 1901-02 page(s) 2 4
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
NQ Register: North Queensland Register newspaper date(s) 20.1.1902
Hbt. Mercury: Hobart Mercury newspaper date(s) 14.2.1902
Bne. Courier: Brisbane Courier newspaper date(s) 16.5.1902
Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 15.2.1902
| | External Link URL1 | | www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf | | External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84421451 | | External Link URL3 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9577665 | | External Link URL4 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19184287 | | External Link URL5 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21620652 |
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