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Murray: 'C'Sqn. died Elandsfontein 12.7.1902.
B5204: 1NSWMR.
Source:# 468 died of enteric, 3 brothers in NZ Contingents.
B5207: soldier aged 31 from Palmerston NZ, 15 months 2nd Contingent, notation 'died 12 July enteric and ...'.
B4418: soldier aged 31 born in NZ next of kin father in Palmerston N. NZ, 15 months 2nd NSW Contingent.
URL4: QM Sergt. ACH(NSW) died at Elandsfontein of enteric and abscess.
URL5: dangerously ill 21.6.1902 at Elandsfontein, 1st Australian Commonwealth Regiment, New South Wales unit, No. 290, Quartermaster-Sergeant Thomas TAPLIN, enteric fever.
URL6: There is at present [c8.1903] residing in Bothwell [Tas.] a Mr. SWF TAPLIN who is one of a New Zealand family of five sons, all of whom had seen active service in the late South African war. Mr TAPLIN went as a trooper with the second New Zealand contingent and was discharged on the expiry of his term of service, but returned to South Africa and joined the Imperial Light Horse and was rather badly wounded at Fraserburg after being appointed a sergeant. The oldest brother TK TAPLIN, who was living in New South Wales, went to the front as sergeant with the second Mounted Infantry from that State, returned home, discharged, and re-enlisted in the first Commonwealth contingent, but, unfortunately, he was killed in action at Klerksdorp. Stanley RS TAPLIN joined the Peninsular light Horse in South Africa, and the fourth son, Sergeant Wm. K TAPLIN, went to the front with the sixth New Zealand contingent and after serving obtained his discharge at Capetown and formed one of the Coronation contingents. Burton BW TAPLIN was given a commission in the eighth New Zealand contingent, and after peace was declared he started business in Johannesburg where he still resides. They all left good situations to go out on active service and it is believed that the family hold the Australasian record for having the most representatives in the field. The father is a native of Borley, in Hampshire, and bore arms himself as a colonial volunteer during the Maori war.
URL7: Quartermaster-Sergeant Thomas TAPLIN, First Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales unit, died of enteric and abscess of liver at Elandsfontein, July 12 [1902].
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