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Surname HINTON
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) John Edward
Regimental Number 272
RankPrivate
Unit Name 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
StateQld
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: Sergeant.
B5172: next of kin in Brisbane Qld.
URL2: ?Mr. HINTON, Superintendent of the Central Fire Brigade Station [Brisbane Qld.], has received news of the serious illness of one of his sons who is at present [c2.1902] in South Africa.
URL3: SERGEANTS' WELCOME HOME. There was a time of unalloyed pleasure at the Sergeants' Institute, Treasury Chambers, on Saturday evening last [3.5.1902], when the members assembled in strong force to extend a welcome-home to their fellow non- commissioned officers of the Fifth Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Quartermaster Sergeant EDE occupied the Chair in the unavoidable absence of the Garrison Sergeant-major CHALMERS, and the visitors of the Fifth Contingent present included Lieutenant LOYNES, Sergeant-major PRICE (warrant officer), Sergeant-major BYRNES, Quartermaster-sergeant GOODE, Sergeant majors WILLIAMS, KNYVETT, BOWMAN and Sergeants NAYLOR, COLLINS, LEETCH, CB and AB CORBETT, LACEY, AYSCOUGH, FERGUSON, MARSH, HINTON and ARMSTRONG.
URL4: Casualties. Fifth Queensland Bushmen - Private WJ ARMSTRONG (271), lying ill at Charlestown from enteric, February 9 [1902]; Sergeant JW HARTON (272), lying ill, at Charlestown, from enteric, February 9 [1902]. Sixth Queensland Bushmen - Corporal CJ GREGORY (414), lying ill of enteric at Heilbron, February 9 [1902]. Queensland Bushmen (number of contingent not given) - Private J STONEHAM (496), lying ill at Charlestown, of dysentery, February 9 [1902].
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 499
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Qld.Figaro: The Queensland Figaro newspaper date(s) 27.2.1902
Bne. Courier: Brisbane Courier newspaper date(s) 5.5.1902
Bne. Tele.: Brisbane Telegraph newspaper date(s) 22.3.1902
External Link URL1www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/boer_war_index_id18351.pdf
External Link URL2nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84123540
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19193890
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173975496


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Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.
 
Colin Roe
Canberra

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