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Murray: 'C'Sqn. 1Tp.
B5207: law clerk from New Town Tas.
URL1: law clerk aged 21 from New Town Tas., born in Poona Bombay Presidency India next of kin father Lieut. Col. CRUICKSHANK in New Town.
URL2: Lieut. MH CRUICKSHANK, C Squadron, 8th Battalion, ACH, having returned from South Africa, is posted to the 1st Battalion TIR.
URL3: names of the C Sqn. 8ACH personnel who did not return on the Manchester Merchant on 28.7.1902 but who remained in South Africa of their own free will or sick in hospital - Lieutenants GW KEMSLEY, MH CRUICKSHANK and EW STEPHENS. Sergeant EB CROSBY, Corporal BA WILSON, Lance-Corporal JGK FARRAR, Bugler AV BLAIR, Privates GE ADAMS, WT EDMUNDS, RT DAWES, J BEAR, K CLARKS, M TYNAN. Sick in Hospital in South Africa - Sergeants AB SMYTHE and RW GABY. Shoeingsmith TP DRAKE. Lance-Corporal R PARKER, Privates EA BRADKIN, GAB HEADLAM, LP GOODCHILD, WJ WALTERS, NT HUGHES, P PRIOR.
URL4: This morning, [28.7.1902] at 9 o'clock, the C Squadron of the [8th] ACH landed in Hobart [from the Manchester Merchant] after having barely had time to reach South Africa, stretch their legs, and return, because, fortunately before they had landed peace was all but concluded, and there was no occasion for any active service against the enemy. ... The squadron numbered 97, made up as follows - Captain (OGILVY), one warrant officer, four non-coms., one bugler, four corporals and 80 privates. Lieutenant KEMSLEY was discharged at his own request in South Africa, and Lieutenants CRUICKSHANK, STEVENS and some of the other men are returning by other transports. The squadron when it left here was made up of 121 men all told.
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