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Surname CLEMENTS
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Robert
Regimental Number 40
RankPrivate
Unit Name 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: Corporal 1.11.1901.
B5172: next of kin in Kangaroo Point Qld.
URL2: Casualties in Africa. - The state Premier has received the following cable from the Casualty Officer, Capetown - Dangerously ill at Heilbron, Feb. 4 [1902], Third New South Wales Mounted Infantry, No. 3240, John Francis NEARY, enteric fever. Captain CHAPMAN is out of danger. Condition of Sister POCOCK, Feb. 5 [1902], was improved. R CLEMENTS, Fifth Queensland Mounted Infantry, is at present with his regiment, fit. No. 445, J HOUBOURN, is at present with his regiment, fit. HOBART is not known in Rimington's Guides, which are now called Damant's Horse. - Dangerously ill of enteric fever at Harrismith, Feb. 6 [1902], Third New South Wales Mounted Infantry. Captain DF MILLER. Death from enteric fever at Norval's Pont, Feb. 5 [1902] Third New South Wales Mounted Infantry, No. 1321, J DALY.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 494
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Armidale Express: Armidale Express & New England General Advertiser newspaper date(s) 14.2.1902
External Link URL1www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL2nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191931074


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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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