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Surname CASKEY
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Lachlan John
Regimental Number
RankLieutenant
Unit Name 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)
Murray: killed in action Mokari Drift Caledon R. 27.9.1901, Mentioned in Despatches 8.3.1902.
Source:# 22 War Memorial Brisbane Toowong Cemetery.
Fogg: Mentioned in Despatches 8.3.1902 buried 28.9.1901.
URL2: school teacher.
B5172: next of kin in Spring Ck. Clifton Qld.
URL4: Killed in action at Mokari Drift, Caledon River 27.9.1901.
URL6: Aust. Boer War Memorial database record.
URL8: family 'in memoriam' notice.
URL7: family death notice.
Queenslander: In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Lachlan John CASKEY, who fell in the Boer War, at Mokari Drift Caledon River 0RC South Africa, on 27.9.1901. Inserted by his Mother, Brothers, and Sisters.
Queenslander: By way of Bestekraal the columns went back to Wepner, news having come through that the Boers had slipped up there through the drifts on the Caledon River, and occupied Wepner again. Here a patrol of Queenslanders, Hants Mounted Infantry, and some New Zealanders, under Major ANDREWS, endeavoured to block the Mokare drifts, but the Boers, who were 600 strong, under Generals SMUTS, KRUITZINGER and WESSELS got there first, and in a hot engagement that resulted, Lieutenants CASKEY and POOLEY were both killed, and also privates MILNER and WHITE. Major TOLL was not in this engagement. Five men were wounded including the guide.
Queenslander: Memorial to Lieut. CASKEY unveiled in Toowong Cemetery c5.1902.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 489 491 492 541
Dooner: The Last Post page(s)
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 22
Fogg: 5th Contingent Qld. Imperial Bushmen in South Africa 1901-02 page(s) various
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 120
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 4.10.1901
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 19.10.1901, 10.5.1902, 1.10.1904 & 7.10.1905.
Bne. Courier: Brisbane Courier newspaper date(s) 12.10.1901, 27.9.1902 & 27.9.1904.
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2www.anzacday.org.au/education/tff/memorials/queensland2.html
External Link URL3www.qldmemorials.com/
External Link URL4glosters.tripod.com/BoerC.htm
External Link URL5www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL6bwm.org.au/site/Lachlan_Caskey.php
External Link URL7www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/photos/memq0001.php
External Link URL8nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20349523
External Link URL9nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19158709
External Link URL10nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21267482


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Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.
 
Colin Roe
Canberra

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