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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 | | GARDEN |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | James Alexander |
| Regimental Number | | 115 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: slightly wounded at Jericho on 29.10.1900.
B5172: c/- Serpentine Vic.
URL2: photo #115.
URL3: WELCOMING RETURNED SOLDIERS. Serpentine, 14.9.1901.
One of the most successful social gatherings yet held here was that at the Shire Hall last night, when the building was packed with ladies and gentlemen, the occasion being a welcome to Messrs. J GARDEN and W BOYD, returned South African soldiers. The assemblage was thoroughly representative of the district. During the proceedings both guests were made the recipients of handsome gold chains, the presentations, on behalf of the subscribers, being made by Mr. W HARDY JP, president of the East Loddon Shire Council, whose remarks were supported by Messrs. W BISSETT JP, ETTERSHANK and COOK. The gifts were suitably acknowledged. Dancing was the order of the evening and was entered into most vigorously.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 482
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Queenslander: The Queenslander newspaper date(s) 19.5.1900
Bend. Adv.: Bendigo Advertiser newspaper date(s) 16.9.1901
| | External Link URL1 | | www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf | | External Link URL2 | | newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/2528964?zoomLevel=2 | | External Link URL3 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89444097 |
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