Extracts and Comments (from Sources as shown) | | Fogg: captured & released 5.12.1901. B5172: next of kin in Alexandria NSW. URL2: remained in Africa for other reasons when 5QIB returned to Aust. URL3: The following Queenslanders, who arrived from South Africa in the Columbia, reached Brisbane by the mail train last week [c5.1902], most of them being members of the Fifth Contingent - Lieutenant TUCKER, 268 Sergeant H SMITH, 201 Sergeant BECKETT, 233 Sergeant EGAN, 333 Sergeant RAMSAY, Privates 473 MARSDEN, 868 DAVIS, ARMSTRONG, 600 SWAIN, 147 WALDEN, 356 HODGE, 445 HOHEURN, 411 W JEFFREY, 501 J FOX, 108 MORLEY, 612 MACFARLANE, 92 A PRICE (Sixth Contingent), WALSH, WALLIS, WILSON, 63 BATES, 317 ANDERSON, 186 NEVILL, 407 M COLEMAN, BARLOW, 235 WAKEFIELD, 61 WHITTAKER, 155 PALMER, 309 MARMONT, SMITH, 4 WANZA, 248 M CURTIS, GUILFOYLE, Corporals WESBILL, HARTE and 420 LOSEBY. URL4: Casualties in Africa. - The state Premier has received the following cable from the Casualty Officer, Capetown - Dangerously ill at Heilbron, Feb. 4 [1902], Third New South Wales Mounted Infantry, No. 3240, John Francis NEARY, enteric fever. Captain CHAPMAN is out of danger. Condition of Sister POCOCK, Feb. 5 [1902], was improved. R CLEMENTS, Fifth Queensland Mounted Infantry, is at present with his regiment, fit. No. 445, J HOUBOURN, is at present with his regiment, fit. HOBART is not known in Rimington's Guides, which are now called Damant's Horse. - Dangerously ill of enteric fever at Harrismith, Feb. 6 [1902], Third New South Wales Mounted Infantry. Captain DF MILLER. Death from enteric fever at Norval's Pont, Feb. 5 [1902] Third New South Wales Mounted Infantry, No. 1321, J DALY.
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