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Murray: Coy. QM Sergeant 1.5.1901, Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 29.7.1902 'for gallant conduct'.
B5172: next of kin in Windorah Qld.
URL2: photo #268.
URL3: returning 6QIB men per 'Devon' arriving in Brisbane 17.6.1902 - Captain AG ADIE, Laidley, Company Quartermaster-Sergeant TH DOYLE, Ipswich, Sergeant WH BUNNETT, North Ipswich, Private P CHRISTIE, Engelsburg, Private E FRANCIS, Laidley, Private J GARDINER, Redbank Plains, Private WV KELLEHER, Kirchheim.
URL4: A roll of the names of warrant and non-commissioned officers of the [Sixth] contingent who had been recommended to receive pipes presented by Her Majesty Queen Alexandra was read out by the Premier, as follows - Regimental-Sergoont-major FH TRASK, Quartermaster-sergeant Thomas Paul VOLKMAN, Company-sergeant-major SPREADBOROUGH, Company-sergeant-major D WAUGH, Company-sergeant-major A JONES, Company-quartermaster-sergeant RA WHIPHAM, Company-quartermaster-sergeant TH DOYLE, Company-quartermaster-sergeant RL RENWICK, Sergeant William EDWARDS, Corporal D SHEEHAN, Corporpl JC NISBETT, Corporal J DURHAM, Corporal CJ CULLEN. Five of them being present - namely, VOLKMAN, SPREADBOROUGH, WHIPHAM, DOYLE and RENWICK, their pipes were presented to them by the Premier.
URL5: At the request of the Mayor, the Premier then presented to several non-commissioned officers the pipes which had been sent to South Africa by her Majesty the Queen for presentation to the soldiers. The recipients, he explained, had been selected by their officers on account of their good behaviour, and of the general excellence of their work. The pipes were of the GBD brand, mounted with a silver band, on which was engraved the Queen's monogram. The presentations were made to the following - Sergeant-major FH TRASH, Sergeants VOLKMANN, AJ SPREADBOROUGH, RA WHIPPAM, TH DOYLE and RL RENWICK. Other non-coms. had also been placed on the list, but they were not present. Their names were - Sergeant-majors D WAUGH, A JONES, Sergeant W EDWARDS, Corporal D SHEEHAN, senior non-commissioned officer of Queensland section Colonel Garratt's Scouts, Corporal JC NISBETT, senior non-commissioned officer AM Corps, for continuous good work in camp and, under fire; Corporal J DURHAM and Corporal CJ CULLEN.
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