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Murray: 'C'Sqn., invalided to Australia 5.10.1900, wounded at Rustenberg 7.7.1900, Queen's South Africa medal and 4 clasps (RoM).
Wallace1: shot in arm at Rustenburg.
URL2: War Memorial Bathurst NSW.
URL1: left Cape Town for Eng., aboard the 'Britannic' 6.10.1900 amongst the sick and wounded.
URL5: Letter from Lieutenant RE ZOUCH, now serving with the Bushman's Contingent in South Africa, from Elands River, under date 12.7.1900 ... B and C squadrons have gone ahead of us, and have had two scrapes with the enemy, one at Rustenburg. We had two men killed and several wounded, one being Captain MACHATTIE. We have, however, done good work disarming, and are keeping the lines of communication open between Mafeking and Rustenburg.
URL6: 'A Chat about the War' was the title of an interesting lecture delivered by Dr. MACHATTIE in the Lecture Hall of the [Bathurst] Technical College on Saturday night [27.9.1902] under the auspices of the Technical College Union. There was a very large attendance, the large hall being uncomfortably packed. Dr. MACHATTIE's remarks mainly dealt with the operations of the Australian Bushmen - with which he was connected - in South Africa, a description of the country they passed through, and many interesting incidents that occurred on the way. ...
URL7: BATHURST RETURNED SOLDIERS. THE CITIZENS' WELCOME. COMPLIMENTARY SMOKE CONCERT. The complimentary smoke concert tendered by the citizens of Bathurst to the returned soldiers in the School of Arts last night [11.6.1902] was a pronounced success. ... The list of returned soldiers who were present is as follows - Major LYDIARD, Captains MACHATTIE, CORTIS, and MCINTOSH, Lieutenant DART and the following non-commissioned officers and men -Second Regiment New South Wales Mounted Rifles, Sergeants WHITE, ARTHUR and KELAHER, QMS STEVENS and STEVENSON, Corporals A DAWSON and A HALSTED, Shoeing-smith F MULLAMPY, Troopers APPLEBY, F HALSTED, A MORTIMER, SF COOKE, WA COOK, J COOK, M PRICE and PIPER. Third Regiment New South Wales Mounted Rifles - Sergeant TP BURGIS, Corporal HB LLOYD, Troopers A LYNCH, A CHAPMAN, M SMITH, CV HOWARD, WH DEIN and P CAMERON. Third Imperial Bushmen — Troopers AW MURNANE, and TP MULVIHILL. First Contingent NSW Mounted Rifles, Trooper H PAUL, Imperial Light Trooper H LUTHER.
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