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| Surname | | ALGIE |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | |
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| Rank | | Warrant Officer |
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URL1: Warrant Officer ALGIE (photo), assistant instructor [at the Light Horse School of Instruction, Melbourne February 1903], has seen 18 years service with the VMR. He was sent to England to go through a course of instruction and obtained five first class certificates. He served under Sir Frederick CARRINGTON as RSM Rhodesian Field Force.
URL2: ... After proposing the usual loyal toast, which was duly honoured [9.4.1901], he [Capt. RIDDELL OC A Coy. VMR] called upon Regimental Sergt.-Major ALGIE to propose the toast of the evening. Regimental Sergt.-Major ALGIE, in proposing the toast to "Our Guest", remarked that Sergt-Major DOHERTY came to A Company at a very awkward time. There had been no instructor in the company for over five months owing to the Sergt.-Major being sent away to South Africa with the Third Contingent. He (Sergt.-Major ALGIE) was the instructor at that time, and he was called away at an hour's notice to join the Euralyus, then under weigh for South Africa. He only handed over the keys to the office and storeroom to Captain RIDDELL on board the boat a few minutes before sailing, and his last words to his captain were - "God help the sergt -major who takes over A Company". After some months delay Sergt.-Major DOHERTY was appointed.
Roe: ?Robert Arthur ALGIE 3VB.
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Australasian: Australasian newspaper date(s) 21.2.1903
CamperdownC: Camperdown Chronicle newspaper date(s) 15.8.1901
| | External Link URL1 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138680922 | | External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29491707 |
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