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Australians
in the Boer War
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Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.
| Surname | | CREELMAN |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | William John |
| Regimental Number | | 52 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen |
| State | | Vic |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: Lance Corporal, died of enteric at Erkeldroon on 17.9.1900.
Roe: Corporal from Costerfield Vic., died aged 33 at Enkledoorn.
Price1: War Memorials Ballarat Heathcote & Canberra.
Blair: Warragul Vic.
B5179: born 1868 a station hand from Hawksburn Vic.
URL5: The following further Australian casualties are reported from London 23.9.1900 - RP CREELMAN, of Victoria, died from enteric fever and GH BROWN, of Tasmania, died from wounds.
URL6: Deaths - CREELMAN on 17.9.1900 at Enkeldoorn, South Africa, William John, dearly loved only son of Helen CREELMAN, Hawksburn, late of "Denerin" Heathcote.
URL7: The Aitken Memorial, THE UNVEILING CEREMONY. The handsome memorial, that has been erected by public subscription, to the memory of the late Private Willie AITKEN, of Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry, and a native of Heathcote, who was killed in action at the battle of Colenso, South Africa, was unveiled yesterday [26.11.1902], .... Com. WE LEWIS (chairman of the Waterworks Trust) said he had much pleasure in being present. He could bear testimony to the good character of Willie AITKEN, whom he had known from a child, and of whom he had special opportunities of observing all the time he was learning his business. This district had sent its quota of men to the war, and they had men present who had shared the same dangers as their late friend. The late Willie CREELMAN, who was a native of this district, also went to the war. He did not go under by a bullet, but he went under with enteric fever. He thought it would only be right to have his name also inscribed on the memorial.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 261 336
Price1: They Proved to all the Earth page(s) 38
Blair: Shoulder to Shoulder - Military History of Baw Baw Shire page(s) 5 8
B5179: National Archives of Australia series B5179 item A
Droogleever: That Ragged Mob - 3VB & 4VIB page(s) 276, 559
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 24.9.1900
Australasian: Australasian newspaper date(s) 6.10.1900
McIvorT: McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser newspaper page(s) 27.11.1902
| | External Link URL1 | | www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php | | External Link URL2 | | www.skp.com.au/memorials/pages/30258.htm | | External Link URL3 | | www.skp.com.au/memorials/pages/30234.htm | | External Link URL4 | | www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/photos/memv0009.php | | External Link URL5 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23844410 | | External Link URL6 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139156778 | | External Link URL7 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89329746 |
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