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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 | | CALDER |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Robert Hacking Roy |
| Regimental Number | | 703 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 3rd Victorian Bushmen |
| State | | Vic |
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown) | |
Murray: Cameron's Scouts.
Blair: Walhalla Vic.
Melb. Leader: drover from St. Kilda Vic., photo.
B5177: clerk aged 22.
B5179: Cameron's Scouts, born 1876 a clerk from Walhalla next of kin in Maldon Vic.
Droogleever: Robert Hacking Roy.
URL1: Cameron's Scouts, at one time critical with enteric but again at front.
URL2: arrived per 'Ortona'.
URL3: invalided per 'Ortona' suffering with enteric.
URL4: Pte. R CALDER and L/Cpl. B FRENCH given welcome home banquet 1.8.1901 on return to Maldon Vic.
URL5: Roy CALDER and BLACKMORE were at Geelong Grammar together and went to Boer War together.
URL6: Mr. Roy CALDER, son of Mr. Thos. CALDER, whilst unloading timber on Saturday afternoon [5.10.1901], had his leg severely injured by a heavy beam falling, which inflicted a serious and painful wound. Dr. FARR found it necessary to insert several stitches, and the patient is now progressing satisfactorily. Mr. CALDERr, who recently returned from the South African war as a member of the Cameron's Scouts, was to have taken part in the Bendigo Show on Wednesday.
Source:# 1496 Victorian BDM has him born 1887 at Maldon, but shows the given names as Robert Hacking R.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 251
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 268
Melb. Age: Age newspaper, Melbourne date(s) 25.7.1901
Blair: Shoulder to Shoulder - Military History of Baw Baw Shire page(s) 7
Melb. Leader: Melbourne Leader newspaper date(s) 10.3.1900
B5177: National Archives of Australia series B5177
B5179: National Archives of Australia series B5179 item A
Droogleever: That Ragged Mob - 3VB & 4VIB page(s) 503, 525
Argus: Melbourne Argus newspaper date(s) 12.2 & 5.8.1901
Ad. Advertiser: Adelaide Advertiser newspaper date(s) 27.7.1901
Register: The Register newspaper South Australia 29.7.1901
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 1307
Register: The Register newspaper South Australia 29.8.1940
Bend. Adv.: Bendigo Advertiser newspaper date(s) 9.10.1901
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 1496
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