4th WAMI

4th West Australian Mounted Infantry

Nominal Roll

In 1911, Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. Murray, produced a marvellous Boer War reference detailing all the contingents sent from Australia to South Africa, giving a brief history of the formation and finally, listing all the soldiers who saw service in South Africa with that unit. The book was called, Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa. It is now the standard reference and starting place for any person interested in pursuing information about Australian involvement in the Boer War.

Murray, P. L., Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa, pp. 415 - 417.

4th West Australian Mounted Infantry

2 Private Arthur William Hall ANDERSON

86 Private Norman McLeod ANDERSON

58 Trumpeter Edward William ARUNDELL

15 Private William ATKINSON

62 Private James BAPTIE

Lieutenant Charles Albert BARNES

30 Private Thomas BELL

71 Private Walter BELLCHAMBERS

51 Sergeant Richard Moore BENSON

117 Private Archibald Joseph BROWN

97 Private Edgar Mercer BROWNE

4 Private John BROWNE

79 Private Ernest William BRYANT

101 Private Michael Cyril BYRNE

107 Private Dalmahoy CAMPBELL

59 Private Patrick James CANE

32 Private Ernest CARMODY

49 Private Charles CAVENDER

37 Orderly Room Sergeant Charles Herbert CHAMBERS

12 Private Frederick Henry CHANDLER

91 Private Alexander CHRISTENSON

120 Private John CLOW

6 Sergeant Edward Joseph COLLS

Walter COMBS

60 Sergeant John CONNOLE

83 Private Thomas Henry COOK

98 Private Albert Edward COULLS

5 Farrier Henry CREE

82 Private William Stewart CURTIS

78 Private Frederick William DATSON

34 Private Richard DAWSON

46 Corporal Dennis DUGGAN

54 Private Francis Edward DWYER

10 Private Percy Joseph ECCLES

96 Private Edward EVANS

99 Private Charles Henry EWINS

80 Private William FARRELL

77 Private William FRANKLIN

70 Lance Corporal William FRASER

Captain Walter GIBSON

102 Private William Arthur GRAVE

106 Private Henry Dickenson GRAY

17 Corporal John GRIMES

21 Private Frederick Henry GROWDEN

112 Private Harry GUTTERIDGE

65 Private Ernest John HACKETT

105 Private Maurice Day HALES

104 Trumpeter Warabea Forrest HARPER

29 Private Charles James HICKS

95 Private Arthur Frederick HODGKINSON

47 Private Oliver Arthur HOLDING

56 Private Frederick HORNER

36 Private Edward James HORSFALL

109 Private John James HOUSTON

Lieutenant Frederick Gustavus HUME

66 Private James Alfred HUNT

43 Private Ernest George ILES

94 Private Lawrence Henry INKPEN

7 Sergeant Henry Alexander JOHNS

67 Private William Joseph JOHNSON

16 Private Archibald KAIN

119 Private James KAY

26 Private George Frederick KNIGHT

90 Private James Charles LARKIN

85 Private Henry LE COUTEUR

44 Quartermaster Sergeant John LEE

64 Private Wilfred LEE STEERE

121 Private M LEWIS

31 Private James Arthur MAGUIRE

114 Private James Wallace MAHOOD

108 Private Laurence Stuart MALCOLM

27 Private Luke MASKELL

73 Sergeant James Henry MCALPINE

87 Corporal John MCGRATH

68 Private Andrew MCINTYRE

89 Lance Corporal Andrew MCKENZIE

20 Farrier Arthur Worthington MCRAE

76 Private Ernest MILLS

93 Private Herbert George MONGER

110 Quartermaster Sergeant Hugh Augustus MOORE

61 Private Francis James MORGAN

92 Private Arthur Hubert MORRELL

Lieutenant Charles Albert C NEWLAND

22 Private Michael O'BRIEN

8 Private J O'CONNOR

69 Private William OTTEY

40 Private Albert James PAGE

35 Private Algernon Montford Treherne PAGE

84 Private Frederick PATTERSON

116 Private Edward Alfred PECHEY

48 Private Thomas PERRY

75 Private George Andrew PLUNKETT

118 Private Hubert Walter Grave PORTER

111 Corporal Thos. Hedley PORTER

88 Private Joseph George Alexander Whartin RANK

52 Corporal Lester Livingstone REID

23 Lance Corporal James RICHARDSON

63 Lance Corporal Arthur ROBINSON

100 Private Joshua John ROBINSON

33 Private George Reginald Aubrey ROLLESTONE

Captain James ROSE

53 Private David Lowrie RUSSELL

39 Private Ernest RYAN

38 Private Alfred Solomon SAUNDERS

11 Private Herbert John SCHEURER

18 Private Colin Campbell SCOTT-MURRAY

9 Private Robert Charles SEARLE

1 Private Alfred SHAW

55 Private Albert Ezekiel SHEPHERD

74 Private Walter Thomas SHEPLEY

42 Private Frederick SIMS

81 Private Austin SLATTERY

45 Private Bertram Marcus SOLOMON

13 Private Arthur STANLEY

41 Sergeant Sinclair Moody STEWART

24 Corporal Edward STONE

50 Private Ernest William THOMPSON

113 Private William Alexander THOMPSON

Quartermaster Sergeant Harry Norman VENN

Lieutenant Eustace VERNON

25 Private George William WALKER

103 Private William WARD

28 Sergeant John WATSON

72 Private William Henry WHEILDON

Lieutenant Edward Ralph WILLIAMS

ER WILLIAMS

14 Sergeant Frederick James WILLIAMS

57 Private George Horonda WILLIAMS

3 Warrant Officer John WOOD

115 Private William Henry WOODWARD

Further Reading:

4th West Australian Mounted Infantry

4th West Australian Mounted Infantry, Roll of Honour 

Boer War, 1899 - 1902

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Boer War, 1899 - 1902

Australian Forces

Roll of Honour

4th West Australian Mounted Infantry

Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men known to have served at one time with the 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry and gave their lives in service of Australia, whether as part of the 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry or another unit during the Boer War.

Roll of Honour

 

William FRASER

 

Ernest George ILES

 

James KAY

 

Lest we forget

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4th West Australian Mounted Infantry

Boer War, 1899 - 1902

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5th WAMI

5th West Australian Infantry Rifles

Contents

Items

Outline

5th West Australian Mounted Infantry, Outline

Nominal Roll

5th West Australian Mounted Infantry, Nominal Roll

Roll of Honour

5th West Australian Mounted Infantry, Roll of Honour

Lest we forget

Further Reading:

5th West Australian Mounted Infantry

5th West Australian Mounted Infantry, Roll of Honour

Boer War - WA

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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5th West Australian Infantry Rifles

Outline

Map illustrating the activities of the 5th West Australian Mounted Infantry in South Africa, 1901-1902.

[From: Chamberlain, M., The Australians in the South African War 1899-1902, Canberra, 1999.]

In 1911, Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. Murray, produced a marvellous Boer War reference detailing all the contingents sent from Australia to South Africa, giving a brief history of the formation and finally, listing all the soldiers who saw service in South Africa with that unit. The book was called, Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa. It is now the standard reference and starting place for any person interested in pursuing information about Australian involvement in the Boer War.

Murray, P. L., Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa, pp. 418 - 419.

Fifth and Sixth (Mounted Infantry) Contingents

Although these two Contingents were separately raised and left Western
Australia at different times, they agreed to amalgamate after arriving at the front, and thus to form one battalion of four or five companies, instead of remaining distinct units of two companies each (vide " Service.")

Authority for enrolment was published in December, 1900, and January, 1901. Conditions of enlistment, pay, clothing, and equipment, etc., were as for previous Contingents.

Many of the N.C.O.'s and men had served in other Contingents at the war sad a large proportion of the remainder were, or had been, members of Australian Militia or Volunteer Carps, The personnel of these Contingents was, therefore, of a superior character.


Departure and Return

The 5th Contingent left on 6th March, 1901, comprising - 14 officers, 207 others, with 239 horses. Six officers and 5 others were attached in South Africa; 1 promotion from ranks; 1 officer, 9 others were killed or died; 12 officers, 63 others were struck off in South Africa; 8 officers, 139 others, returned to Australia.

The 6th departed on 10th April, 1901. Establishment-14 officers, 214 others, with 237 horses. Two officers, and 6 others were attached in South Africa. ; 2 promotions from ranks ; 2 officers, 13 others were killed or died ; 7 officers, 48 others were struck off in South Africa ; 9 officers, 157 others returned to Australia,


Service.

The 5th Contingent left Fremantle in the transport Devon on 6th March, 1901, and arrived at Durban on the 28th. The 6th embarked on the Ulstermore, which put to sea on the 10th April, reaching Durban on the 29th. As before stated, after the 6th arrived at the seat of war, both Contingents united, forming vase strong battalion, the command of which was entrusted to Major (afterwards Lieut.-Colonel) J. R. Royston, D.S.O., who had seen the commencement of the war as a subaltern in the Border Mounted Rifles, a Natal Volunteer Corps, and had gained distinction at the defence of Ladysmith. Lieutenant A. J. B. Brown, an officer who obtained experience in the 1st Western Australian Contingent, was appointed adjutant of the combined battalion.

They served with Major-General F. W. Kitchener's Column in the Eastern Transvaal., Natal, and Orange Free State; and with Colonel Campbell's, Colonel Benson's, and Colonel Wing's Columns in Eastern Transvaal.

For a great part of the year 1901, the 5th and 6th were in the Column of MajorGeneral Kitchener, who long operated in the Lydenberg district, and generally over the Eastern Transvaal. In April, the Column, working from Lydenberg, took part in the operations of Sir Bindon Blood to the north of the Delagoa railway, and in the Middelburg district. During April, the Western Australians were several times engaged, and made some captures of prisoners and stock.

On 13th May, Kitchener's Column crossed to the south of the railway and made for the Ermelo district to take part in another sweeping movement towards Ermelo, under the direction of General Bindon Blood, and back towards the Ermelo-Bethal district. Captain Campbell was complimented by General Kitchener during operations at Form House. On the 15th, there was a severe fight at Grobelaar Recht, near Carolina, in which the 5th had Lieutenant Forrest and Sergeant Edwards and Corporal Bollinger killed, and four men wounded ; and the 6th had four men killed, Lieutenant S. S. Reid and four men wounded, one of whom subsequently died.

On the 16th, there was more fighting in which Lieutenant F. W. Bell distinguished himself, and was recommended for the Victoria Cross, which he subsequently received. The following is the official report of his conduct (London Gazette, 4th October, 1901):-

"At Brakpan, 16th May, when retiring through a heavy fire, after holding the right flank, Lieutenant Bell noticed a man dismounted, and returned and took him behind him. The horse not being equal to the weight, hall with them. Lieutenant Bell then remained behind, and covered the man's retirement till he was out of danger."

On the 23rd June, at Renshoogte, there was again fighting. Lieutenant Reid and two men were killed, and two wounded severely. During these operations a number of Prisoners, and some carts containing ammunition were taken.

In July, Kitchener's Column was back at Middelburg, and after refitting, moved north of the railway, and had some encounters in which prisoners were taken. On the 16th August, there was fighting, with further casualties. Portion of the battalion was from August to October in Colonel Benson's Column, and got in some good work in the Eastern Transvaal.

Towards the close of 1901, and in the early months of 1902, both Contingents were acting under General Bruce Hamilton in the Eastern Transvaal, and took part in many of his most successful enterprises. They had a few casualties in various actions, notably at Watervaal River, Rolspruit (where Lieutenant G. A. Mons was killed) and Roodepoort.

While with Colonel Wing's Column in February and March, 1902, the Western Australians undertook many arduous marches in the hope of getting in contact with the enemy, but they had been worsted so often that their desire was to hoop out of sight.

In the Commander-in-Chief's despatches of 8th March, 1902, Lieutenant R. Clifton was mentioned far conspicuous good service in General Bruce Hamilton's operations in Ermelo district ; and Lieutenant P.I. Daley for gallantry. It was stated that

"in pursuit of superior force of the enemy, near Kromdraai, on 28th February, 1902, he was severely wounded, but with Lieutenant M. A. Shea, D.S.O., 19th Hussars, captured seven of the enemy."

Also

"as Corporal, for gallant service on three occasions with scouts, when parties of Boers were taken. Promoted Sergeant by Commander-in-Chief."

Both Contingents embarked in the transport Columbian, which left Durban on 7th April, 1902, and arrived at Fremantle on the 29th. Disbanded on 17th May ensuing.
 

Further Reading:

5th West Australian Mounted Infantry

5th West Australian Mounted Infantry, Roll of Honour

Boer War - WA

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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5th West Australian Mounted Rifles

Nominal Roll

In 1911, Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. Murray, produced a marvellous Boer War reference detailing all the contingents sent from Australia to South Africa, giving a brief history of the formation and finally, listing all the soldiers who saw service in South Africa with that unit. The book was called, Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa. It is now the standard reference and starting place for any person interested in pursuing information about Australian involvement in the Boer War.

Murray, P. L., Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa, pp. 421 - 425.

5th West Australian Mounted Rifles

14 Trumpeter Percy Henry George ABBERT

168 Private Robert ALDAY

49 Corporal Philip S ALLEN

146 Private Harold ANGOVE

142 Private Arthur Henry ASHMEAD

314 Private Archibald Samuel BACCHUS

274 Private Albert George BACKMAN

122 Private Harvey Inkpen BAILEY

139 Lance Corporal Edward Vincent BAMBRICK

290 Private Luke BANNON

277 Private James Lee BARDSLEY

279 Private Crispin BATTYE

233 Private Henry BENBOW

109 Private Samuel Absolom BICKLEY

166 Private Charles BISSETT

115 Corporal William Frederick BOLLINGER

179 Private Walter BOWERS

309 Private Joseph BREEDING

288 Private Charles Headlam BREWER

177 Private Samuel Francis BRICKLEY

227 Private Septimus BROOMHEAD

193 Private Archibald BUCHAN

275 Private Henry BULLOCK

167 Private Henry BURROWS

203 Private Michael CAHILL

258 Private Ivan Clifford CAMPBELL

252 Lance Corporal William CARROLL

128 Private William Henry CHAPMAN

191 Private George CLARKE

Lieutenant GS CLIFFORD

319 Private Hector William COLE

304 Private James Francis COLEMAN

Captain Edward Mallan COLLICK

135 Private George Henry COLLINS

147 Private Jeremiah COLLINS

185 Private William Walter CONNOLLY

219 Private Frederick COUNSELL

259 Private Frederick CRAMP

225 Private Seymour CRONEEN

Lieutenant Bingham CROWTHER

212 Private Edward CUREDALE

313 Private John Graham DALE

239 Private James George DALLISTON

211 Private Frederick DANCE

Captain Herbert F DARLING

Lieutenant A DAVIES

236 Private Walter H DAVIS

224 Lance Corporal Leonard Mitchell DAY

311 Private Harry Norman DE BUDE

136 Private John DELANEY

170 Private John DICKENS

302 Private Frederick DIXON

157 Private Christopher DOAK

138 Private James DONOVAN

Lieutenant Harold M DOWNES

281 Private William John DUNSTAN

271 Private Thomas Edward DWYER

197 Private Samuel DYKE

111 Sergeant Frederick Francis EDWARDS

292 Private William EGAN

181 Private James Winton ELLIS

175 Private Charles ERWOOD

80 Private William FARRELL

287 Private Alexander FINLAYSON

159 Private Dudley FINNEY

256 Private Cecil FISHER

134 Private William FLETCHER

Captain Joseph Ignatius FLYNN

Lieutenant Harold Dundee FORBES

Lieutenant Anthony Alexander FORREST

196 Private Cunningham Campbell FORREST

117 Sergeant Levi FRANCE

278 Corporal James Augustus FREEMAN

251 Private Montague FROST

201 Corporal Richard Joseph FURLONG

285 Private George David FYFE

200 Private William GANDY

218 Private John GILMORE

310 Private William GODDARD

235 Private Robert James GOODWIN

321 Private John Brown GORRIE

130 Farrier William James GRAHAM

112 Corporal Gerald GRAVE

127 Private Edward James GRAY

298 Sergeant Arthur GREEN

Lieutenant Cottinghame GRIFFITH

150 Private Louis Napoleon HALES

301 Private Samuel HAMILTON

149 Private Arthur HAMMOND

243 Private Robert James HANCOCK

264 Private Kenneth Edward HANSON

250 Private Ockey Michael HARKEN

265 Private Patrick HARRINGTON

116 Private John Noble Douglas HARRIS

217 Private John HAYDEN

232 Private John Byron HAYES

153 Private Harry HAYNES

155 Private Ronald HILL

312 Private Henry Grattan HORGAN

297 Private Charles Walsh HORSBURG

228 Private Herbert HUGHES

273 Private George HUTCHINSON

145 Private Francis William ILES

318 Private John Gordon IRVING

284 Private George JAMIESON

245 Private James Patrick JOHNSON

238 Private Edward JONES

308 Private Walter Thomas JONES

272 Private Francis JULIUS

282 Sergeant Martin Bulmer KAY

261 Private Walter KELLY

253 Private Henry Robert KEMBLE

151 Private Finlaw St. John KENNEDY

162 Private James Cornelius KENNEDY

214 Sergeant John Edgar KIDD

263 Sergeant Thomas Arthur KIDD

240 Private Francis Angus KIELY

316 Private Rowland KIRTON

268 Private George KNAPTON

247 Private Robert LAWRIE

207 Private Robert Maitland LEAKE

299 Lance Corporal Herbert William LEE

317 Private John LEISK

237 Lance Corporal Alexander LOVE

174 Private Frederick William MALTEY

158 Private Augustus MANSFORD

267 Private John Stuart MANTON

186 Private James MARSHALL

187 Private William MARSHALL

283 Private Lionel James MARSTON

144 Private Alexander John MCAFFEE

183 Private William Ernest MCCAFFERY

124 Private Angus MCDONALD

154 Lance Corporal Thomas MCFARLANE

160 Private Richard Lawrence MCGIE

184 Farrier Robert Henry MCGREGOR

264 Corporal Farquhar Hugh MCKINNON

126 Private William John MCLAREN

173 Private Peter Hamilton MCMAHON

202 Private Henry MCNAY

123 Company Sergeant Major Samuel George MCWHIRTER

118 Lance Corporal Arthur Stewart Brunton MESSER

Lieutenant James Farquharson MESSER

280 Private James MEWHA

244 Private Frederick Hugh MIDDLEDITCH

289 Private George MILES

163 Private Percy MOFFLIN

169 Private George Ferguson MORGAN

221 Private Clem MORRELL

Lieutenant JT MORRIS

156 Private Charles Davis MORROW

270 Private Charles MOULTON

199 Private Harold Robert MOULTON

294 Private JL MURPHY

291 Private Arthur Charles MURRAY

276 Private Wallis James MURRAY

188 Private Francis NEALE

299 Private Wilfred William NEWTON

161 Private Harold NICHOLSON

205 Private Henry Lewis NORIS

113 Private William Wray NORRISH

Lieutenant John L OCHILTREE

148 Sergeant John O'CONNELL

120 Private James Henry O'CONNOR

121 Lance Corporal Harold Myborn PARKER

140 Private Walter PARKER

255 Private David PASSERINI

206 Private Thomas PETCH

131 Lance Corporal George Henry PHILLIPS

260 Private Charles Mansell PORTER

210 Private Cairn Patrick PRUNTEY

119 Quartermaster Sergeant John REYNOLDS

320 Private Arthur Henry RICE

293 Private William Henry RICE

305 Private John Herbert ROBINSON

170 Private David ROSS

165 Private Samuel ROWE

180 Private Thomas Noble RUDD

53 Private David Lowry RUSSELL

137 Private Dennis RYAN

306 Saddler Sergeant Timothy Joseph RYAN

Lieutenant John Stuart SCOTT

132 Company Sergeant Major Thomas SHANNON

248 Private Donald SHAW

231 Lance Corporal Hugh Thomas SHAW

178 Private William SHEA

Lieutenant Norman SHERARD

204 Private John Thomas SIZER

303 Private Thomas SLINGO

241 Private George Henry SMITH

257 Private George Whitfield SMITH

208 Private John SMITH

222 Private Thomas James SMITH

266 Private Herbert SOLOMON

300 Private William STACEY

307 Private Thomas Abraham STANFORD

242 Corporal Frederick Charles STANVARD

263 Private Walter J STEVENS

DH STEWART

315 Private Edward STEWART

226 Private Leolin Clive STONE

141 Private Nathaniel STUART

176 Trumpeter Walter SUMMERHAYES

269 Private Isaiah TALBOT

125 Sergeant John Samuel TEARE

192 Private John Stirling TEEDE

286 Private Albert Davis THORPE

152 Private Victor TIPPING

230 Private Arthur Tonulty TONULTY

254 Private Hector TOTOLAS

172 Private John VANCE

220 Trumpeter Ernest Robert WALKER

216 Private Walter Ernest WANSBOROUGH

295 Private St. Clair WATSON

213 Trumpeter William Abbott WATSON

133 Private Donald WHITE

143 Private Richard Horace WIGG

189 Private Reuben WILCHER

Lieutenant Claude William WILLIAMS

164 Private John George WILLIAMS

194 Private Pryce John WILLIAMS

209 Private John Henderson WISHART

182 Private John WOODALL

198 Private Arthur Ellis WOODS

223 Lance Corporal William Hammond WRIGHT

Further Reading:

5th West Australian Mounted Infantry

5th West Australian Mounted Infantry, Roll of Honour

Boer War - WA

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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