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Murray: Frederick Westbroke 'D'Sqn.
Newbury1: WW1 AIF 26AASC Military Medal 1918.
URL1: WW1 AIF 887 Corporal 26th ASC.
URL2: BATESON Frederick Westbrook a miner from Cottesloe Beach WA.
B5207: BATESON Frederick Westbrooke a miner aged 24 from Port Elliott SA next of kin in Perth WA, 1 year 131 days 2SAMR.
URL3: Frederick Westbrooke (copy signature) a miner aged 24 from Port Elliott SA, born at Westbrook River Murray next of kin mother in Perth WA, 1 year 131 days 2nd SA Contingent.
URL5: FW BATESON President of SA&IVA in 1952.
URL6: The transport Norfolk, one of the neatest, cleanest, and best of the boats that have been engaged in conveying troops to and from South Africa, came to anchor off Largs Ray late on Wednesday night [30.7.1902]. In addition to several hundreds of troops for the eastern States, there were on board the undermentioned South Australians - 2nd BATTALION, 1st ACH - MEN - JC KILLICOAT, WM BATH, JA KNOPKA, W BOLITHO, JL LOLLER, F BELL, APJ LANGENBERG, LD BARRY, TR MOORE, FW BATESON, WH MCLEAN, JL BARNES, R MCDONALD, O BUTCHER, HA MANNING, WJ BENNETT, DJ MCNICHOL, AA BARRETT, HH MARSSON, JH BOWDEN, S MOGG, PDS COOPER, CE MCDERMOTT, AE COLE, H MCFARLANE, AE CLARK, MP MORAN, W CRADOCK, AF MORANT, AE COX, GH MARKWELL, GA COBBY, JB OGILVY, JE CROUCHER, FJ OLERENSHAW, FW DODD, BH PADDICK, RF DERRICK, CH PACKARD, R ELLIOTT (disembarked in WA), J REID, BB BAGLESS, WE ELLISON, WW SEARLE, AJ FREER, JEF SANDFORD, J FLANNIGAN, R SIVIOR, WH HOLLAND, HC THOMAS, TE HOLLAND, DH WEMAN, AJ HUNTER, TH WICKENS, JA HARRIS, E WORRAL, FJ HISGROVE, F WUNDENBERG, JF HARRISON, N WEBLING, A HOLLAND, W O'DEA, EJ HENDERSON, B ADAMS, S HAMILTON, CM ADAMS, FG HARRIS, E ATKINSON, CS HEADING, JB AYLIFFE, B JAMES, EJ BARNES, E JONES.
URL7: The candidates for inclusion in the South Australian unit of the Commonwealth contingent assembled at the implement hall, Exhibition Buildings, on Monday morning [6.1.1902]. ... The following are the names of those members of the contingent who have already seen service in South Africa, with their ages, addresses, and period of service - Second Contingent - William Daniel CARTER, 21 1/2, Electric Light Hotel, Grenfell Street, 15 months; Joseph Erskine CROUCHER, 21, Crown Hotel, Victor Harbour, 1 year 128 days; John DOCKRELL, 36, 299 Angas Street, 1 year 141 days; Frederick Frere Solly FLOOD, 34 1/2, care of FS WYLIE, Renmark, 13 months; James READ, 38 1/2, Plympton, 1 year 141 days; James FLORENCE, 23, Second Valley, 1 year 135 days; Frederick Westbrooke BATESON, 24 1/2, Port Elliot, 1 year 131 days.
URL8: The New Contingent,— Troopers BATESON (Port Elliot) and CROUCHER (Victor Harbor) are amongst the selected men for the new contingent, their previous good service in earlier contingents in the South African war having readily ensured their applications being entertained.
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