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Surname HENDERSON
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Edward William
Regimental Number 53
RankPrivate
Unit Name 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: invalided to Australia arrived 25.8.1900.
B5207: 7ACH(Qld).
B5172: next of kin in New Farm Qld.
URL1: invalided from Pretoria with enteric per 'Nineveh' arrived Brisbane 24.9.1900 discharged 30.9.1900 to New Farm suffering from general debility.
URL3: c/- mother in New Farm, photo #53.
URL5: the Nineveh left Capetown for Brisbane on 3.8.1900, having on board the following invalids of the Queensland Contingents:— Privates (54) JACKSON, (33) CHRISTIE, (203) GROOM, (17) HUGONIN, (63) HENDERSON. It is also stated that (No. 5) Trooper ARMSTRONG of Tasmania, is on board the vessel. His Excellency the Governor is also in receipt of a telegram, dated 28.8.1900, stating that (120) BURTON of the Queensland Mounted Infantry, was slightly wounded at Bulks Kop on 24.8.1900.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 480
B5207: National Archives of Australia series B5207
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 19.5 & 1.9.1900
External Link URL1naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=682465&I=1&SE=1
External Link URL2naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=682466&I=1&SE=1
External Link URL3newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/2528963?zoomLevel=2
External Link URL4www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL5nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21248183


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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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