Topic: BW - NZ
1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Roll of Honour
Samuel Walker Gourley
Samuel Walker Gourley
| FULL NAME | Samuel Walker Gourley |
| RANK LAST HELD | Sergeant |
| FORENAME(S) | Samuel Walker |
| SURNAME | Gourley |
| WAR | South African War, 1899-1902 |
| SERIAL NO. | 104 |
| RELIGION | Church of England |
| FIRST KNOWN RANK | Sergeant |
| OCCUPATION BEFORE ENLISTMENT | Clerk |
| NEXT OF KIN | Hugh Gourley, Clark Street, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| MARITAL STATUS | Single |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | Height: 5 feet 8 inches |
| ENLISTMENT DATE | 9 October 1899 |
| AGE ON ENLISTMENT | 29 |
| EMBARKATION UNIT | 1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles. 2 Company |
| EMBARKATION DATE | 21 October 1899 |
| PLACE OF EMBARKATION | Wellington, New Zealand |
| VESSEL | Waiwera |
| DESTINATION | South Africa |
| MILITARY AWARDS | Queen's South Africa Medal |
| LAST UNIT SERVED | 1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles |
| PLACE OF DEATH | New Zealand Hill, Slingersfontein, Cape Colony |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15 January 1900 |
| AGE AT DEATH | 29 |
| YEAR OF DEATH | 1900 |
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Killed in action |
| CEMETERY NAME | New Zealand Hill, Slingersfontein, Cape Colony, South Africa |
| OBITUARY | New Zealand Herald, 23 and 24 February 1900 |
| BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES | Sergeant Gourley was the son of the Honourable Hugh Gourley, M.L.C. |
| DESCRIPTION OF IMAGE | Portrait - Otago's fallen soldiers during the Boer War 1899-1902 Roll [possibly published in the Otago Times] |
| FURTHER REFERENCES | New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War. URL:http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introductionAppendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 1900. H.6. Nominal Roll Stowers, Richard. Kiwi versus Boer. DT 932.5 |
| PREVIOUS MILITARY EXPERIENCE | 3 years with the Otago Hussars |
Further Reading:
The Battle of Slingersfontein, South Africa, 16 January and 9 February 1900
Boer War - New Zealand, Roll of Honour
South African (Second Boer) WarBattles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles, Roll of Honour, Samuel Walker Gourley
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