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Murray: killed at Standerton 9.6.1901.
HAGSOC: Memorial Reitz.
Source:# 541 War Memorial St. Peter's N. Adelaide SA.
URL3: Port MacDonnell SA.
Source:# 1003 Mt. Gambier SA Boer War memorial, killed at Reitz 6.6.1901.
URL6: killed by horse falling.
URL8: The Departed Brave. Sunday, 19.9.1909 was a memorable tho' sad day to many who attended the Memorial Service to the soldiers from South Australia who died in South Africa during the Boer War. There was a mammoth gathering to witness the ceremony, at the Memorial Statute in Adelaide on the occasion. The following is the Roll Call of the South Australian heroes who lost their lives. First Contingent. Surgeon-Mjr. TOLL, Lieut. POWELL, Cpls. HEINJUS and KLAFFER, Tprs. SMITH and MATHEWS. Second Contingent. Lieut. GORDON, Tptr. MARSHALL, Tprs. BARTLETT, MARSDEN, and HARDY. Third Contingent. Capt. HUBBE, Cpl. CURRIE, Tprs. MILLMAN and SLOAN. Fourth Contingent. Sgt. MCCABE, Saddler MITCHELL, Tptr. DAVIS, Tprs. PROSSER, MOORE, NICHOLAS, PAGE, HONNER, PALMER, GOODES, WOODHAM, LANDSELL and TOTHILL. Fifth Contingent. Capt. HIPWELL Reg. Sgt.-Mjr. MCGILLIVRAY, QMS SCHUMANN, Sgts. HAMILTON, RUST, and MERCER. Cpl. WHITE, Lce.-Cpl. HAMP, Tprs. GIBB, WHITTLE, MAY, HORSEFALL, GLUYAS, COCHRANE, HIRTH, VICKERY and SIMMONS. Sixth Contingent. Sgt. MURRIE, Lce.-Cpl BARRON, Tprs. BENNIER, WALTER, EWINS, MARSHALL, CROFT. MAIN, TEATE and BEARE. 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse. Tprs. BROWNLEY, SPILLANE and TAEUBER.
URL9: PORT MACDONNELL, February 11 [1902] - A welcome social was tendered last night in the Friendly Societies' Hall to Tpr. C DE LONGVILLE, who has just been invalided home from South Africa. Mr. DE LONGVILLE, who is a native of this place, went to China as a member of the naval reserve on HMCS Protector. Directly he returned be joined the fourth contingent just then being formed, and proceeded to South Africa, where he saw much active service before being wounded in that terrible almost hand to-hand engagement outside Harrismith, where he received two bullets through his legs and one through his arm. His injuries are not, however, likely to be permanent, and though he cannot walk without the aid of a stick it is only a matter of time when his wounds will be healed. Mr. S RICHARD occupied the chair at the social. After the toast of "The King" had been honoured Mr. C FISHER proposed "The Army and Navy," to which Messrs. MILSTEAD and H CLIFFORD responded. The chairman submitted the toast of "Our Guest." He referred to Mr. DE LONGVILLE's pluck in serving both on sea and land, and to his heroism in action. On behalf of many old schoolmates and friends he had, at their request, to present Mr. DE LONGVILLE with an inscribed silver medal as a token of their admiration of his pluck and as a memento of their esteem and regard. Tpr. DE LONGVILLE briefly responded. He mentioned that perhaps the saddest thing he had to do during the whole of the campaign was to assist in burying two of his old schoolmates, one of them being Tpr. EWENS, a native of this town. ...
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