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Australians
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Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.
| Surname | | AYTOUN |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Andrew |
| Regimental Number | | |
| Rank | | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit Name | | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: OC, hospitalised 19.11.1900 invalided to Australia, Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 10.9.1901 Distinguished Service Order.
B5172: c/- Camberly Surrey Eng.
URL1: left for Eng. on passage home aboard the 'Harlech Castle' 2.3.1901.
URL2: arrived in Southampton aboard 'Harlech Castle'.
URL3: photo.
URL5: Lieut.-Col. AYTOUN, lately acting-Adjutant-General and Chief Staff Officer of the forces in Queensland, is also en route to Europe on the Barbarossa [c1.1903]. His experience in Australia dates back to 1888, when he first came out as Infantry Staff Officer. He also served for twelve months in South Africa with the fourth Queensland Contingent (1st Imperial Bushmen). Lieut.-Col. AYTOUN has now retired from the Commonwealth service.
URL6: Lieutenant-Colonel AYTOUN, of the Head-quarters Staff, whose term of service with the Queensland Defence Force is just about to expire, will leave Brisbane next month [c12.1902] for England, to report himself at the War Office. Lieutenant-Colonel AYTOUN has acted in several capacities on the staff since his appointment, latterly as Chief Staff Officer and Assistant Adjutant-General, and in all instances proved himself "An officer and a gentleman".
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 476 477 479
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 1.1.1903
Bne. Courier: Brisbane Courier newspaper date(s) 24.11.1902
| | External Link URL1 | | www.angloboerwar.com/Other/shipping/190103.htm | | External Link URL2 | | www.angloboerwar.com/Other/shipping/190104.htm | | External Link URL3 | | newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18548023 | | External Link URL4 | | www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf | | External Link URL5 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24851570 | | External Link URL6 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19187157 |
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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.
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