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Surname CONYBEARE
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Edwin James
Regimental Number 477
RankPrivate
Unit Name 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
StateNSW
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: 'B'Sqn. died Bloemfontein 16.6.1900, NSW Govt. pension to daughter, M CONYBEARE.
B5204: born 1868 Orange NSW saddler, next of kin father Orange NSW, Queen's South Africa medal and 2 clasps (Drief. & CC) deceased 16.6.1900.
URL2: war memorial Orange NSW.
URL4: Private E CONYBEARE, NSW Mounted Infantry, [died] of dysentery, at Bloemfontein.
URL5: Orange NSW Soldiers' Memorial. UNVEILING CEREMONY. STATE COMMANDANT PRESENT. Orange, Wednesday 29.3.1905 ... The Monument bears the following in inscriptions - East Side, Pro Patria Semper. In Memoriam. Sergt. Maj. SJ SMITH, Trooper HJ CONYBEAR, Trooper HHJ BEASLEY, Trooper M BASTICK. South Side, Ladysmith Pretoria. West Side, In commemoration of the patriotism of the contingent from this district, South African War, 1899-1902. North Side, Kimberley Mafeking.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 63 202A 203
B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204
Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 30.6.1900
Nat.Advocate: National Advocate (Bathurst NSW) newspaper date(s) 30.3.1905
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=4728c5c2-f577-4e13-9b08-87427a0eae29
External Link URL3www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/photos/mem324.jpg
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71383121
External Link URL5nla.gov.au/nla.news-article157316052


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Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.
 
Colin Roe
Canberra

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