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Australians
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| Surname | | SMITH |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Edmund Brierley |
| Regimental Number | | 16 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: Corporal 20.5.1901 severely wounded Onverwacht 4.1.1902.
B5172: next of kin in Monkland Gympie Qld.
URL2: Privates MEREDITH, BATES, SMITH and Bugler EVA, four members of the Fighting Fifth Contingent, returned to Gympie yesterday [7.5.1902] looking hale and hearty notwithstanding the hard work and stiff fighting they experienced in South Africa. Malcolm MCGHIE and DALE, two other members of the Contingent from this district, are spending a few days in Brisbane.
URL3: LONDON, Jan 11 [1902]. In the fighting at the end of last week, when Generals PLUMER and SPENS and Colonel PULTENEY attacked a considerable Boer force under Commandants Chris BOTHA and OPPERMAN, and drove it from a position north of Amersfoort, in the South Eastern Transvaal, a detachment commanded by Major JM VALLENTIN, of the Somersetshire Light Infantry, who was attached to the South African Constabulary, suffered severely. Major VALLENTIN and 18 men being killed and 5 officers and 28 men wounded. The following casualties occurred among the Fifth Queensland Bushmen, who formed part of Major VALLENTIN's detachment - Killed - Private A BELIN. - Severely Wounded - Captain H CARTER, Lieutenant J HIGGINSON, Sergeant J SHANNON, Corporals C BYRNE, F EFENWICK (sic) and B SMITH, Bugler W BUSBIE, and Privates D ARNOLD, H DOBE, E NORMAN, AE MURRAY, W PALMER and F SINCLAIR. - Slightly Wounded - Privates W BATCHELOR, J MACARTIE and G WATERTON.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 493
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
GympieT: Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette newspaper date(s) 8.5.1902
Argus: Melbourne Argus newspaper date(s) 13.1.1902
| | External Link URL1 | | www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf | | External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article171277095 | | External Link URL3 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9623805 |
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