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Australians
in the Boer War
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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 | | SULLIVAN |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | William James |
| Regimental Number | | 25 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments
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B5172: next of kin in Jugiong NSW.
URL2: photo #25.
Source:# 1466: report on the very sad death of the 54 year old SULLIVAN in 1924 in South Australia’s far north.
URL3: A Lonely Death. The body of a boundary rider was found in a lone place about 100 miles north-east of Farina on February ?16, by a boy, Henry EDWARDS. The boy, who is only 12 years of age, was sent to the camp with a message from his father. On arrival he was shocked to see the body of a man lying on a bunk in a decomposed state. He hurried back to his father, and word was sent into Mr LUSCOMBE, manager of Murnpeowie, who communicated with the police at Farina. Mounted-Constable COPELAND arrived at daylight two days later, and made enquiries. The matter was reported to Mr BURSTON (coroner), who deemed an inquest unnecessary. The man, who was identified as William James SULLIVAN, was a native of Jugiong, New South Wales. He was 54 years of age, and was a member of the Sixth Queensland Imperial Bushmen during the South African war. He had been employed by the Beltana Pastoral Company since June 1923. It is not known whether he was married, but it is thought relatives are in Geelong.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 510
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 13.4.1901
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 1466
Transc: Transcontinental (Port Augusta SA) newspaper date(s) 29.2.1924
| | External Link URL1 | | www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf | | External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21255538 | | External Link URL3 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168179976 |
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