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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		SMITH
Given Name(s) or Initial(s)		Frederick Victor
Regimental Number		106
Rank		Private
Unit Name		1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
State		NSW
Extracts and Comments (from Sources as shown)		Murray: NSWInf./'E'Sqn.1NSWMR killed at Houtnek 1.5.1900. B5204: labourer born 1879 Sydney NSW, Queen's South Africa medal and 2 clasps (CC & OFS) killed in action. URL3: letter dated 21.6.1900 from Pte. DANS/DAVIS 1NSWMR, "had a rather severe fight at Hoet's Nek where young FV SMITH was killed ... seen to throw up his hands and fall from his horse breaking his neck ... on examination seen to have been shot through the body. URL2: Willoughby NSW memorial. URL4: family death notice - late of 6th Regt. killed at Houtnek 30.4.1900, grandparents from Chatswood NSW.
Source References		Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 38 40 203 Wallace1: The Australians at the Boer War page(s) 186-7 B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204 Paterson: From the Front page(s) 322 Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 12.5 & 3.8.1900 Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 10.3.1900
External Link URL1		www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2		www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/photos/memn0033.php
External Link URL3		newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/14328230?searchTerm=boer+lancers
External Link URL4		nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14311094
External Link URL5		nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71377223

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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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