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Surname JACKSON
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) William Charles
Regimental Number 1234
RankTrooper
Unit Name 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
StateNSW
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: 'C'Sqn. died 4.2.1902.
B5204: labourer born 1876 in Gunnedah NSW next of kin in Tambo Springs.
URL2: died of enteric at Bloemfontein.
Roe: ?Tambar Springs.
URL3: 'C'Sqn. photo #12.
URL4: Private Edward SAMS, Third New South Wales Mounted Rifles, died of enteric at Heilbron; Private Ravid Ross CRICHTON, Second New South Wales Mounted Rifles, died of enteric at Standerton; Lance-Corporal DALLISTON, Fifth West Australia Mounted Rifles, was killed at Waterval River, on the 1st instant [1.2.1902]; Privates. Robert ALLDA and Arthur HAMMOND, Fifth West Australian Mounted Rifles, were killed, and Private Alfred ABBOTT was dangerously wounded, in the same engagement. Private JF DUFFY, Fifth Victorian Mounted Rifles, severely wounded on Christmas Day at Balmoral. Chaplain FOREMAN, Third New South Wales Bushmen's Contingent, has sailed for England; Privates John CONSIDINE and Wm. DAVIES, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, wounded at Charlestown. Private WC JACKSON, Third New South Wales Mounted Rifles, has died of enteric at Bloemfontein. Private J DURE, of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, has been accidentally severely wounded in the thigh. It is believed that Corporal T FLINT and Private Ben RUDHEAL have been captured at Amerspoort. Lieutenant George Augustus MORRIS, of the Sixth West Australian Mounted Rifles, was killed at Rolspruit. Private A DALEY, Third New South Wales Mounted Rifles, has died of enteric at Norvalspont. Private Bertram COCHRANE, of the South Australian Bushmen, bas died of dysentery at Capetown.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 131 205
B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204 folder 11A
Barrier Miner: Barrrier Miner newspaper date(s) 8.2.1902
Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 9.3.1901 & 15.2.1902
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44307917
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-page5336708
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71520235


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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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