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| Surname | | THURSTON |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | John Bates Milne |
| Regimental Number | | 92 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 2nd West Australia Mounted Infantry |
| State | | WA |
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown) | |
Roe: ?6WAMI.
B5165: specially enrolled.
URL1: stockman aged 22 from Fiji.
URL2: at 1.1901 welcome home at Annandale NSW for Tpr. GE WILLSON of 2WAMI.
URL3: Aust. Boer War Memorial database record.
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| Source References | |
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 407
B5165: National Archives of Australia series B5165
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 29.1.1900
Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 8.1.1901 page 5
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 1090
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| External Link URL1 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23828088 |
| External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1345848 |
| External Link URL3 | | bwm.org.au/site/John_Thurston.php |
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