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Surname CLOUGH
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) John William
Regimental Number 3200
RankTrooper
Unit Name 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen
StateNSW
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)
Murray: died of enteric at Ventersdorp 17.10.1901.
Source:# 445 ?CLOUGH W passed medical for Bushmen's Contingent.
B5204: born 1871 in Armidale NSW next of kin in Warialda.
URL4: amongst Drafts for CBC aboard 'Ranee' from Sydney c22.3.1901.
URL5: photo in No 1 Sqn. NSW Drafts c3.1901.
URL6: Rev HC FOREMAN wrote ... "The awful enteric wore away the strength of poor Jack CLOUGH of Inverell- a true Christian Endeavoror — until his pathetic wanness and helplessness would make anyone shed tears. In the hospital ward at Ventersdorp I bent over the poor wasted fellow and whispered "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil." Two big tears stood for a moment in his longing eyes and rolled down his wasted cheeks, and then a bright smile came with a soft whisper, "Yes, it is all bright." And now Jack CLOUGH sleeps in the wind-swept cemetery of the little Dutch township, but his memory is ever with us.
URL7: LONDON, 23rd October [1901]. The War Office reports the death at Ventersdorp, from enteric fever, of Private John W CLOUGH, of the Third New South Wales Bushmen.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 151 205
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 24.10.1901
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 445
Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 20.3.1900 & 22.3 1901
B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204 folder 12A
Barrier Miner: Barrrier Miner newspaper date(s) 24.10.1901
Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 23.3.1901
Walcha Witness: Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record newspaper page(s) 1.3.1902
Melb. Age: Melbourne Age newspaper date(s) 24.10.1901
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2www.ozlists.com/genies/smh/boer_war/1900/perparas.htm
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44276773
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1344260
External Link URL5nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71465094
External Link URL6nla.gov.au/nla.news-article194102713
External Link URL7nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192218676


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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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