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Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.


 

Surname BIDDLE
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) John Wright
Regimental Number 231
RankPrivate
Unit Name 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
StateNSW
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)
Murray: killed in action at Palmietfontein 19.7.1900, NSW Govt. widow's pension to Mrs. MA BIDDLE to 31.5.1908.
URL2: 1965 and 1968 correspondence from neice in Glen Eden Auckland NZ, believed shot by sniper, probably born in Eng. or Wales.
Source:# 1121 DCoy. NSW Naval Volunteer Artillery assembled at Mr. Rush's York Hotel in King-street Sydney to farewell ABs. J BIDDLE and AS Wheeler DCoy. NAV leaving with 2nd NSW Contingent as Mounted Infantry Troopers. They were presented with neat serviceable watches in leather wristlets from their comrades.
URL4: in memoriam notice from his widow.
URL5: killed 19.7.1900 at Palmietfontein aged 33.
URL6: son born in Waverley NSW 26.6.1900.
URL8: BIDDLE - In loving memory of John Wright BIDDLE who was killed in action at Palmefontein South Africa 19.7.1900. Inserted by Mr. WH Hill and family.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 61 62 202A 203
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 1121
Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 17.1, 30.6 & 4.8.1900, 19.7.1901, 19.7.1902 & 18.7.1903
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=678349&I=1&SE=1
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14241087
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14452908
External Link URL5nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14328256
External Link URL6nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14320951
External Link URL7nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28245058
External Link URL8nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14536479


Please email me if you can contribute any other relevant information about this person (eg any other military service, where in Australia they came from or when/where they died). Also, if you find an external link broken.


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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