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Murray: THORNE FO, Lance Corporal slightly wounded at Stinkhontboom 24.7.1900, Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 10.9.1901 Distinguished Conduct Medal, Lieutenant 20.2.1901, Queen's South Africa medal and 4 clasps.
Simpson: born Kadina 1875.
Newbury1: THORN Frederick Otto WW1 AIF 8LH.
URL2: THORN horticulturalist from Mildura next of kin from Angaston SA.
B5207: 2ACH(SA).
URL3: Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Roe: left East London for Australasia on 7.7.1901 aboard 'Britannic'.
URL4: WW1 AIF Capt. THORN Frederick Otto 8LH.
URL5: gardener aged ?25 single.
URL6: Tpr. THORNE 4SAIB helped recapture two 28Bty. RFA guns 7.1900.
URL8:
URL7: Mr. TD ROBERTSON writes from Broken Hill — Trooper F Otto THORN, one of the Australian Imperial Contingent leaving Adelaide for South Africa, is a son of Mr. and. Mrs. F THORN of Angaston. Coming from one of the first familiess of Germany, he should have good fighting blood in his veins. He is a grandson of the late Baron Hermann George VON PUTTKAMER, at one time a resident of South Australia. The Baron's widow is still alive, and a resident of Angaston. Trooper THORN's mother is thus a niece to the late Major-General VON PUTTKAMER, who took a prominent part in the Franco-Prussian War, and who at the close of hostilities was appointed Governor of Alsace and Lorraine. By marriage the late Chancellor of the German Empire, VON BISMARCK, became connected with the family, having married Johann (sic) VON PUTTKAMER, a cousin of Trooper THORN's grandfather.
URL9: An army order states - 'The following warrant officer, non-commissioned officers, and men have been awarded silver medals for 'distinguished conduct in the field' - South Australian Contingents — Sergeants KNAPMAN, SPENCER; Corporals ALLNUT, T KERMODE (Mounted Infantry), NEWLAND; Lance-Corporals BALFOUR, OGILVIE; Private HW BROWN and Trooper THORN.'
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