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Australians
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| Surname | | GREEN |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | James |
| Regimental Number | | |
| Rank | | Chaplain |
| Unit Name | | New South Wales Citizens' Bushmen |
| State | | NSW |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: Wesleyan, Queen's South Africa medal and 4 clasps.
Wallace1: Padre.
Source:# 80 ?PoW Eland's R.
B5204: Queen's South Africa Medal (SA01).
Woolmore1: looted/commandeered stores for military hospital.
Smith2: 1ACH, King's South Africa Medal and 1 clasp (SA01).
URL1: welcomed back to Sydney NSW 6.1901.
URL2: report c7.1901 re the return of NSWCB.
URL3: letter from Rev. J GREEN dated Pienaar's R. Tvl. 22.3.1901.
URL5: Captain GREENE, who was a padre in both the Boer War and the Great War, gave a lecture on 'Africa' in connection with the mission work of the Methodist Church c8.1938. Captain GREENE was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A SOUTHWELL of Balldale.
URL6: report from Pretoria 25.9.1900.
URL7: The Rev. James GREEN, who has been appointed as one of the chaplains to accompany the Bushmen's Contingent to South Africa, is a Primitive Methodist minister, and formerly resided in the Newcastle district.
URL8: The Rev. James GREEN, who as chaplain bearing the honorary title of captain has just returned from the Transvaal and whose letters from the front have appeared from time to time in the "Herald," was interviewed yesterday [9.9.1902] by a representative of this journal upon some phases of his work. Mr GREEn, who was in the middle of preparations for a journey to Western Australia, courteously spared some of the small amount of his time to converse on subjects which up to the present have been but scantily touched upon by some of those who have been at the front doing the work of a clergyman amid the bustle and confusion of a harassing campaign. ...
URL9: The Rev. James GREEN, military chaplain, returned by the Suevic from South Africa [c9.1902]. He goes for a short visit to Western Australia, and then returns to Sydney.
URL10: letter dated Australian Camp Bushkop near Klerksdorp 3.6.1902 from Chaplain Rev. Jas. GREEN. Metho: Report from Rev. James GREEN dated Klerksdorp 21.4.1902.
MaitlandDM.: LOCHINVAR In the Methodist Chapel on Thursday evening last [16.1.1902], the Rev. Captain GREEN, late chaplain of the Citizens' Bushmen Contingent, delivered a most interesting lecture, setting forth in a very brilliant style both the sad and serious, and the humorous side of the operations o! that regiment during thirteen months' service in South Africa. The Rev. Walter TOLLIS occupied the chair. Mr. GREEN first spoke of KRUGER and Lord MILNER, of the former's false dream of the Dutch flag flying over the whole of South Africa, of the latter's reply and determination, the grand old Union Jack after
this war should wave there for good and all. At the capture of Zeerust in which the Bushmen participated four thousand rifles were taken from the enemy. The lecturer stated our men received a false impression of the Boers and their customs - their mock loyalty was misinterpreted and the Bushmen being then new to the game received a rude awakening on finding out the enemy surrendering
their old elephant guns only to commence operations afresh with their new Mausers. Next came the battle of Koester's River where Captain ROBINSON (Citizens' Bushmen), and six others were killed and twenty five wounded, together with two hundred horses. Then the heroic defence made by what is known as the Elands River garrison, when between three and four hundred men from New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia, with a few Rhodesians gallantly defended a convoy of supplies worth a hundred thousand pounds for thirteen days against a force of Boers numbering two thousand five hundred, with nine big guns. They were subsequently relieved by Lord KITCHENER. The true grit of Australians was here shown, men fighting and digging trenches day and night amid the dying and the dead. The extent of fortifications may be imagined when
it is known the casualties dropped from thirty-two on the first day to one-a-day. Men were to be seen amid showers of leaden hail, offering half a sovereign for the loan of a pick or shovel from their comrades to dig entrenchments. The casualties for thirteen days were eighty officers and men killed or wounded and one thousand seven hundred and twenty cattle (horses, mules and oxen). Major-General Sir Frederick CARRINGTON on the third day of this seige, with a force of six hundred, mostly Australians, with guns came from Mafeking to try and relieve the garrison, but for reasons best known to himself. but understood by no one, after silenceing the Boer Artillery and driving the Boers off, immediately ordered a retirement to Mafeking, withdrawing the garrison to Zeerust enroute, burning £145,000 worth of stores at that town. Mr. GREEN said after this action Sir F CARRINGTON was ordered buck to Buluwayo, where he hopes he will remain till the war is over. Our
gallant defenders of the Elands River were afterwards personally thanked by Lord ROBERTS at Pretoria. The address was illustrated throughout by lantern scenes taken at the front. After singing the National Anthem, a hearty vote of thanks to the speaker concluded a pleasant evening. Rev. Mr. GREEN stated 'is desire to return to South Africa and said it was likely he would go with the Federal Contingent.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 73 75 168
Field: The Forgotten War etc. page(s) 139-0 & 154-5
Wallace1: The Australians at the Boer War page(s) 32 264 272 282 297 323
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 80
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 110
Wallace2: The Circumstances Surrounding the Seige of Elands River Post page(s)
B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204
Kopje: ABWSGoA journal The Kopje date(s) 3.2002
Woolmore1: Bushveldt Carbineers and the Pietersburg Light Horse page(s) 48
Smith2: Australian KSA Medal Recipients page(s) 14
Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 6.7.1901
Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 2.11.1900, 27.4 & 18.7.1901 & 10.9.1902
Albury Banner: Albury Banner and Wodonga Express newspaper date(s) 12.8.1938
NMHMA: Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate newspaper date(s) 8.2.1900
Sydney Mail: Sydney Mail newspaper date(s) 13.9.1902 Watmn: 12.7.1902 Metho: 31.5.1902
MaitlandDM.: Maitland Daily Mercury newspaper date(s) 21.1.1902
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