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Murray: Captain 17.4.1901 severely wounded Onverwacht 4.1.1902, Queen's South Africa medal and 5 clasps.
Fogg: shot while helping wounded man.
West Australian: convalescent resumed duty.
B5172: next of kin in Coorparoo Qld.
URL2: private letter dated Newcastle 10.1.1902 reports wounded at Sprintskop near Walkerstroom, Qld. Government seeking details.
URL3: left behind wounded in hospital at Wynberg when 5QIB sailed home, since returned.
URL4: PEACE CELEBRATION BRISBANE DEMONSTRATION [27.6.1902] ... Behind these again were about 50 returned contingenters, easily distinguishable by their hats, together with the following returned South African officers — namely, Captain CARTER, Lieutenant G KOCH, Lieutenants BOLAND, ANDERSON and NEILSON and Sergeant-Major BYRNE. This portion of the procession, unimposing enough, no doubt, to the outward eye, nevertheless attracted great attention on all sides, and the thoughts that surged through the spectators' minds as they strode stolidly along in the midst of the gayer portions of the imposing pageant could easily he discerned by the hearty cheers which heralded their advent throughout the whole line of march.
URL5: Several dreary weeks of trekking on the Amersfont road followed before the column reached Onverwacht, where a big fight was made with 900 Boers. The casualties in PLUMER's column in this engagement were nineteen killed, and thirty-seven wounded. Major VALENTINE, commanding the corps, was among the slain, and Captain JOHNSON of the Scottish Imperial Yeomanry, while several Queenslanders also fell, including Sergeants BERRY and POWER (the latter being mentioned in despatches for coolness and daring in action) and SHANNON, privates CHARDON, SALT, MACFARLANE and LILLEY, while Captain CARTER and Lieutenant HIGGINSON were severely wounded. It was in this engagement that Major TOLL displayed that special bravery that caused his name to be mentioned in the London "Gazette" for bravery and coolness in leadership. Company-Sergeant KNYVETT and Reg.-Sergeant Major PRICE being also mentioned for coolness. Major TOLL was himself too modest to tell our representative much of his own doings, but the other officers speak in the highest terms of his leadership. "Don't forget," said one of them, "to say that we all call TOLL 'The Fighting Major.'"
URL6: A telegram has been received by the Chief Secretary stating that the Rimutaka left Capetown on 20th April [1902], having
on board Captain CARTER, of the Queensland Bushmen's Contingent, for Brisbane;
Lieutenant AIREY, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, for Sydney; Lieutenant ?LECSSIUS, of the South Australian Bushmen's Contingent, for Adelaide. All transship at Hobart.
URL7: Captain Hubert G CARTER, of the Fifth
Queensland Imperial Bushmen's Contingent to South Africa, returned to Brisbane
on Friday week [c5.1902].
URL8: RETURNING SOLDIERS The ss Rimutaka is reported to have left Cape Town on the 20th inst. [4.1902], having on board for Brisbane Captain CARTER, Queensland Bushmen's Contingent, for Sydney Lieutenant AIREY, New South Wales Mounted Rifles, for Adelaide, Lieutenant LEOSSIUS, South Australian Bushmen's Contingent.
URL9: LONDON, Jan 11 [1902]. In the fighting at the end of last week, when Generals PLUMER and SPENS and Colonel PULTENEY attacked a considerable Boer force under Commandants Chris BOTHA and OPPERMAN, and drove it from a position north of Amersfoort, in the South Eastern Transvaal, a detachment commanded by Major JM VALLENTIN, of the Somersetshire Light Infantry, who was attached to the South African Constabulary, suffered severely. Major VALLENTIN and 18 men being killed and 5 officers and 28 men wounded. The following casualties occurred among the Fifth Queensland Bushmen, who formed part of Major VALLENTIN's detachment - Killed - Private A BELIN. - Severely Wounded - Captain H CARTER, Lieutenant J HIGGINSON, Sergeant J SHANNON, Corporals C BYRNE, F EFENWICK (sic) and B SMITH, Bugler W BUSBIE, and Privates D ARNOLD, H DOBE, E NORMAN, AE MURRAY, W PALMER and F SINCLAIR. - Slightly Wounded - Privates W BATCHELOR, J MACARTIE and G WATERTON.
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