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Surname GREEN
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) William Alfred Goodall Esdaile
Regimental Number
RankLieutenant
Unit Name 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: 'D'Coy 1ACH, Queen's South Africa medal and 3 clasps King's South Africa medal and 2 clasps.
B5207: 1ACH(Qld).
B5172: Torwood near Brisbane Qld.
URL1: left East London for Australasia on 7.7.1901 aboard 'Britannic'.
URL2: photo.
URL4: From the Front. Mr JB THOMPSON, Warwick, has received a letter from his son, Bugler V THOMPSON, of the 4th Queensland Contingent. The letter is dated from Barberton 20.9.1900, and in it the writer refers to several narrow escapes from shot and shell. "On one occasion," he writes, "our company was advancing to a kopje to get cover, and I was trotting along by the side of Lieutenant GREEN and humming a tune. I never heard a shell coming, and of course was going unconcernedly when one dropped in front of me. I tell you I stopped singing and changed my course; but if that shall had burst I could not possibly have escaped. ... There are only two of the Warwick lads up here and they are George THORN and myself. Bugler THOMPSON expresses the hope that he will be able to partake of Christmas dinner with his friends in Warwick, but present appearances do not favour the realisation of that hope.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 478 479
B5207: National Archives of Australia series B5207
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Warwick Ar.: Warwick Argus newspaper date(s) 11.10.1900
External Link URL1www.angloboerwar.com/Other/shipping/190107.htm
External Link URL2newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/2528962?zoomLevel=3
External Link URL3www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76638010


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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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