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Murray: NSWInf./'E'Sqn.1NSWMR invalided to Australia, killed in action Woolvefontein 20.2.1902.
Source:# 110 War Memorial Shellharbour, NSW.
B5204: killed in action, orchardist born 1876 Shellharbour NSW mother Clarinda ATCHISON at Shellharbour, Queen's South Africa medal and 1 (CC).
URL2: War Memorial Parramatta NSW.
URL3: War Memorial Shell Harbour NSW.
Source:# 1090 memorial in St Albans Anglican Church Epping NSW where he had been a Sunday School Teacher.
URL4: Pte. SC ACHISON 5th Inf. Regt. killed at Rensburg, Parramatta Memorial.
URL5: Pte. SC ATCHINSON 5th Inf. Regt. killed by shell at Arundel while holding horses.
URL7: 20.2.1900. The memorial to Pte. S ATCHIESON of 2nd Contingent in the Shellharbour NSW Park testifies to the esteem in which he was held by the residents there. He was killed at Rensburg South Africa, whilst voluntarily relieving a fellow comrade of his duty.
URL8: In February 1900 came the news of tbe death of Private ATCHISON at Rensburg. On 3.6.1900 a font was dedicated in St. Alban's Epping NSW to the memory of Private ATCHISON and in August 1900 a tablet to his memory was erected in the Presbyterian Church, Epping.
URL9: A WAR MEMORIAL. TO PARRAMATTA SOLDIERS. UNVEILED YESTERDAY [23.4.1904]. The soldiers formed up in two ranks, headed by Lieutenant-Colonel COX CB, and three hearty cheers were given them. Lieutenant-Colonel COX briefly acknowledged the compliment. Colonel BURNS then unveiled the memorial, which consisted of a broken column, on the four sides of which the following matter was inscribed - Lieutenant FOSTER, Corporal James WATTS, Corporal KILPATRICK, Corporal HARKUS, Captain RUNDLE DSO, Corporal EA SMITH, Private ATCHISON, Private G RAWES, Private JJ KEELEY, Private AE SMITH, Trooper LD TUNKS, Private L HILL, Private D WILLIS.
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