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Australians
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| Surname | | TAPLIN |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Thomas Kells |
| Regimental Number | | 459 |
| Rank | | Sergeant |
| Unit Name | | 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
| State | | NSW |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: 'D'Sqn.
B5204: Queen's South Africa medal and 5 clasps (Drief. Jbg. DH CC & SA01) QM Sergeant 1ACH.
Source:# 468 3 years NZ Perm. Arty., NSW Arty., brothers - TAPLIN SWF 2NZ TAPLIN WK 6NZ & TAPLIN BBM Lieutenant 8NZ plus another in Boer War.
B5207: 1ACH(NSW).
URL3: Cpl. TAPLIN temporarily indisposed in Bloemfontein Hospital c28.3.1900 doing well.
URL4: 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 wound ed 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.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 67
B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 468
B5207: National Archives of Australia series B5207
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 19.5.1900
Hbt. Mercury: Hobart Mercury newspaper date(s) 18.8.1903
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