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Murray: 2QMI seriously wounded Rietfontein 14.6.1901, Queen's South Africa medal and 3 clasps King's South Africa medal and 2 clasps.
Wilcox: recovery of King's South Africa Medal.
West Australian: severe gunshot wound in chest & arm near Rentretief, invalided to England.
B5172: next of kin in Mosely Birmingham Eng.
URL2: invalided to Eng. aboard the 'Britannic' 27.9.1901.
URL4: invalided to Eng.
URL5: About fifty-seven men of the Fifth and Sixth Contingents returned to Queensland by last night's [5.6.1902] mail train from Sydney at which port they landed from the troopship Aurania on Tuesday forenoon. The men were under the charge of Lieutenant HALSE. A number of the men stayed in Sydney, and some are coming on by the steamer Burwah, which vessel left Sydney yesterday. A few of the men dropped off at various stations along the line after crossing the border, but no doubt will present themselves in due course at Brisbane, where they will be paid off in accordance with official arrangement. The men are
mostly invalided men, or who stayed in South Africa for other reasons. The balance of the contingents named, as has been published, will arrive by the Devon a week or two hence.
URL6: Two days later, serious skirmishing recommenced, and continued as far as the Slangappe Mountains, where Lieutenant HALSE was badly wounded in the breast, and Privates MCCABE and STRONG in
the head and arm respectively. This was on the way to Utrecht, where for three days supplies were taken in.
URL7: The Aurania left Capetown on May 4 [1902], and has on board ... Lieut. BELL (Scottish Horse), Lieut. HANNAM (late Bushveldt Carbineers), Lieut. HALSE, 50 men (Bushmen of the Queensland Contingent), 6 invalids, 14 men of the South African Mounted Forces, for Brisbane.
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