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Murray: 'D'Sqn.
B5207: labourer aged 22 from Hyde Park SA next of kin from Rose Park.
B4418: Boer War dossier [date range 1974].
URL1: The transport Norfolk, one of the neatest, cleanest, and best of the boats that have been engaged in conveying troops to and from South Africa, came to anchor off Largs Ray late on Wednesday night [30.7.1902]. In addition to several hundreds of troops for the eastern States, there were on board the undermentioned South Australians - 2nd BATTALION, 1st ACH - MEN - JC KILLICOAT, WM BATH, JA KNOPKA, W BOLITHO, JL LOLLER, F BELL, APJ LANGENBERG, LD BARRY, TR MOORE, FW BATESON, WH MCLEAN, JL BARNES, R MCDONALD, O BUTCHER, HA MANNING, WJ BENNETT, DJ MCNICHOL, AA BARRETT, HH MARSSON, JH BOWDEN, S MOGG, PDS COOPER, CE MCDERMOTT, AE COLE, H MCFARLANE, AE CLARK, MP MORAN, W CRADOCK, AF MORANT, AE COX, GH MARKWELL, GA COBBY, JB OGILVY, JE CROUCHER, FJ OLERENSHAW, FW DODD, BH PADDICK, RF DERRICK, CH PACKARD, R ELLIOTT (disembarked in WA), J REID, BB BAGLESS, WE ELLISON, WW SEARLE, AJ FREER, JEF SANDFORD, J FLANNIGAN, R SIVIOR, WH HOLLAND, HC THOMAS, TE HOLLAND, DH WEMAN, AJ HUNTER, TH WICKENS, JA HARRIS, E WORRAL, FJ HISGROVE, F WUNDENBERG, JF HARRISON, N WEBLING, A HOLLAND, W O'DEA, EJ HENDERSON, B ADAMS, S HAMILTON, CM ADAMS, FG HARRIS, E ATKINSON, CS HEADING, JB AYLIFFE, B JAMES, EJ BARNES, E JONES.
URL3: THE CONTINGENT FOR AFRICA. COMPLETION OF STRENGTH. In response to the advertisement for 25 men to complete the South Australian unit of the Commonwealth Contingent for South Africa, about 209 men presented themselves at the implement hall, exhibition grounds, on Tuesday morning [7.1.1902]. These were formed in line, returned soldiers, members of the military forces, and civilians being kept distinct, and mainly from the military sections about 30 men were passed by the military officers - Mjr. NAPIER and Lieut. SHEPHERD - and added to the roll, subject to passing the prescribed tests. The additional names are as follows - Not Previously on Service - BATH, William Murray, 21 1/2, Fort Largs; BELL, Francis, Kapunda; BURNS, Andrew, 21 1/2, Barton Terrace, North Adelaide; BARRY, Lawrence Du Bois, 21, Fort Largs; COLE, Arthur Edward, 22 1/2, Dew street, Mile-End; COOPER, Percival Daniel Squibb, 19, Fort Largs; DODD, Fleming William, 23 1/2, Tavistock Street; ELLIOTT, Ronald, 23, Watson Avenue, Hyde Park; GOOLEY, John Byrne, 29, Richmond; HUNTER, Albert John, 30, Islington; HARRIS, James Asher, 24, Fort Largs; JAMES, Bennett, 21, Kapunda; LOLLER, Harrold Stanley, 21, Kadina; MOORE, Thomas Richard, 20, Fort Largs; MAIN, George, 22 1/2, Victor Harbour; NASH, Allan Moyles, 20, Rudolph Terrace, Glenelg; O'DONNELL, James, 21, Bent Street; O'DEA, William, 27, Gover Street NA; PADDICK, Bernard Henry, 19, Blackwood; RICHARDSON, Kenneth Cornelius, 22, Kapunda; TANK, Wilfred Burrall, 21 1/2, Clifton Parade, Goodwood.
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