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Surname DURHAM
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) James
Regimental Number 384
RankPrivate
Unit Name 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: Corporal slightly wounded Waterval Hoek 26.6.1901.
B5172: next of kin in North Rockhampton Qld.
URL1: WW1 AIF 140 & WW2 Q90837.
Roe: 1QMI.
URL4: photo #384.
URL6: A roll of the names of warrant and non-commissioned officers of the [Sixth] contingent who had been recommended to receive pipes presented by Her Majesty Queen Alexandra was read out by the Premier, as follows - Regimental-Sergoont-major FH TRASK, Quartermaster-sergeant Thomas Paul VOLKMAN, Company-sergeant-major SPREADBOROUGH, Company-sergeant-major D WAUGH, Company-sergeant-major A JONES, Company-quartermaster-sergeant RA WHIPHAM, Company-quartermaster-sergeant TH DOYLE, Company-quartermaster-sergeant RL RENWICK, Sergeant William EDWARDS, Corporal D SHEEHAN, Corporal JC NISBETT, Corporal J DURHAM, Corporal CJ CULLEN. Five of them being present - namely, VOLKMAN, SPREADBOROUGH, WHIPHAM, DOYLE and RENWICK, their pipes were presented to them by the Premier.
URL7: At the request of the Mayor, the Premier then presented to several non-commissioned officers the pipes which had been sent to South Africa by her Majesty the Queen for presentation to the soldiers. The recipients, he explained, had been selected by their officers on account of their good behaviour, and of the general excellence of their work. The pipes were of the GBD brand, mounted with a silver band, on which was engraved the Queen's monogram. The presentations were made to the following - Sergeant-major FH TRASH, Sergeants VOLKMANN, AJ SPREADBOROUGH, RA WHIPPAM, TH DOYLE and RL RENWICK. Other non-coms. had also been placed on the list, but they were not present. Their names were - Sergeant-majors D WAUGH, A JONES, Sergeant W EDWARDS, Corporal D SHEEHAN, senior non-commissioned officer of Queensland section Colonel Garratt's Scouts, Corporal JC NISBETT, senior non-commissioned officer AM Corps, for continuous good work in camp and, under fire; Corporal J DURHAM and Corporal CJ CULLEN.
URL8: Tpr. CinCBG joined 24.1.1900 discharged 1.11.1900, 1st & 6th QMI m/a cnr Main & Toohey Sts. Brisbane Qld.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 517
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 4.7.1901
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
B2455: National Archives of Australia series B2455
Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 13.4.1901 Asian: 6.7.1901
Bne. Tele.: Brisbane Telegraph newspaper date(s) 18.6.1902
Bne. Courier: Brisbane Courier newspaper date(s) 18.6.1902
External Link URL1naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=3529938&I=1&SE=1
External Link URL2aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=86537
External Link URL3www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-page2403214
External Link URL5nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139163663
External Link URL6nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175160239
External Link URL7nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19176955
External Link URL8www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units/307-commander-in-chiefs-body-guard?showall=&start=1


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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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