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Australians
in the Boer War
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| Surname | | CAMPBELL |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | John Alexander |
| Regimental Number | | 709 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 3rd Victorian Bushmen |
| State | | Vic |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: Cameron's Scouts.
Melb. Leader: drover 125 Osbourne St. S. Yarra Vic., photo.
B5179: Cameron's Scouts, born 1875 a drover from S. Yarra Vic.
URL1: It is interesting to note that the late Mrs. Dalmahoy Campbell had three grand sons - the sons of Mrs. Campbell, the widow of the late John Campbell Campbell - all of whom have been at the war in South Africa, The first to go was John, who joined the Cameron Scouts; the second, Dalmahoy, joined the Imperial Bushmen in Western Australia; and the third, Clive, attached himself to the Victorian contingent of the Imperial Bushmen. All left at different times, and all met at Beira in Africa for the first time for five years, each being unaware of the other's movements. They are still at the front, and have been in many engagements.
Source:# 1496 Born Casterton, 1882, died Casterton, 1935 at 53 years.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 251
Melb. Leader: Melbourne Leader newspaper date(s) 10.3.1900
B5179: National Archives of Australia series B5179 item A
Droogleever: That Ragged Mob - 3VB & 4VIB page(s) 32, 56, 503, 525
Australasian: Australasian newspaper date(s) 17.11.1900
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 1496
| | External Link URL1 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139166866 |
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