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4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia, Outline Topic: BW - WA - 4ACH
4th ACH (WA)
4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia
Outline
Map illustrating the activities of the Australian Commonwealth Horse in South Africa, 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, p. 434.
Fourth Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse.
Western Australian Unit.
Constituted “D” Company of the 4th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse; "A”, and “B" Companies being Victorians, and “C" Company, South Australians.
For details of pay, establishment, clothing, equipment, &c., vide 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
Pay.
Up to date of embarkation, this was at Imperial cavalry rates. After embarkation as follows:
Colonel or lieut.-colonel, £1 5s. per diem, with 4s. field allowance; major, £1 3s., and 4s.; captain, £1 1s., and 3s.; lieutenant, 15s., and 2s. 6d.; adjutant, as for captain or lieutenant, according to rank; quartermaster, as for captain; paymaster, if captain, same; medical officer, £1, and 3s., veterinary officer, £l, and 3s.; chaplain, £1 1s., and 3s.; regimental sergeant-major, 9s.; quartermaster-sergeant, 8s. 8d.; farrier-sergeant, 8s. 6d.; farrier staff sergeant, 8s. 8d.; company sergeant major, 8s.; company quartermaster-sergeant, 8s; sergeants, 7s.; corporals (if paid lance-sergeants), 6s. 6d.; corporals and paid lance-corporals, 6s.; buglers, 6s.; privates, 5s. N.C. officers not above the rank of sergeant, acting as farrier sergeant, or farrier staff-sergeant, and privates, acting as buglers, saddlers, or shoeing-smiths, 1s. per diem extra.
Officers were allowed £30 to provide equipment, &c.
For service, vide 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria. Two of the Company officers had served previously (vide nominal roll); the others obtained the Queen's Medal with two clasps.
There were no casualties. For promotions, vide nominal roll. A proportion of N.C.O.'s and men had had previous service.
Departure and Return.
The Company was divided and embarked in two transports, the Templemore (which carried the Victorian and South Australian units and staff), and the Englishman. Strength - 5 officers and 115 others, with 122 horses. Embarked on 7th April at Fremantle. One officer, 47 others were struck off in South Africa; 4 officers, 69 others returned to Australia. Embarked on 11th July, in the transport, Drayton Grange, and arrived at Albany on 30th July.
4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia, Nominal Roll Topic: BW - WA - 4ACH
4th ACH (WA)
4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia
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. 434 - 436.
4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia
2901 Private Frank C ALLWOOD
2870 Shoeing Smith John ATKINSON
2856 Lance Corporal William ATKINSON
2825 Private Gerald BALDING
2849 Private John BALDWIN
2854 Sergeant John BARRY
2875 Private Henry BARTLETT
2888 Private John Frederick BIRD
2858 Private James BLAKE
2822 Private Edgar Vernon BRADY
2932 Private Lawrence BRISSENDEN
2863 Private Albert SJ BROWN
2910 Corporal Edgar M BROWN
2907 Private Frank S BROWN
2891 Private Joseph S BRYANT
2851 Private George Arthur BURKETT
2894 Private Charles K CAMPBELL
2881 Private John S CARLYON
2871 Shoeing Smith Alfred CHAPPLE
2861 Private Edwin CHARLTON
2860 Private James George COOPER
2919 Corporal John P COTTER
2853 Private Edward M COX
2821 Corporal Phillip CRAGG
2889 Private Edwin C CRAIN
2841 Private Herbert CRISP
2902 Private James CROTHERS
2934 Private James CULHANE
2908 Private Peter DAVENPORT
2857 Private Arthur George DAVIES
2847 Private Frank DEWAR
2920 Private Daniel DRISCOLL
2930 Private Edward P DUFF
2823 Trumpeter Ernest Fred DYMOCK
2879 Private William EARL
2892 Private Percy Joseph ECCLES
2834 Private John Joseph ECCLESTON
2840 Private Herbert John ELLIS
Lieutenant Ronald Douglas Walley ESDAILE
2924 Lance Corporal John Maxwell FERGUSON
Lieutenant Arthur John FINNERTY
2926 Private Douglas GALLAGHER
2921 Private Frederick W GARDINER
2864 Private Ernest William GUEST
2865 Private Arthur HAIGH
2829 Private William HAMILTON
2827 Private Robert James HANNAH
2905 Private Patrick W HARRINGTON
2844 Private James Arthur HAY
2885 Private John Charles HENDERSON
2896 Private John HOWARD
2898 Private Walter George HUGHES
2838 Private Hugh HUNT
2820 Sergeant James Arthur HUNT
2916 Private Albert HUSKING
2935 Private Richard HUSKING
2929 Private Edward JACOBS
2886 Private Hamish S JAMES
2931 Private John JENKINS
2903 Shoeing Smith Herbert W JOB
2917 Private John D JOHNSTON
2912 Private Joseph J JUDGE
2899 Private David KEMP
2900 Private William KEMP
2928 Private William KIERNAN
2874 Corporal Sydney LEE
2862 Private William LOGAN
2846 Private Sydney P LUTTREL
2883 Private Archibald MARTIN
2893 Private Fred J MARTIN
2887 Private Donald MATHESON
2824 Sergeant Major James Henry MCALPINE
2882 Private John MCGUINNESS
2866 Private John MCLEOD
2925 Private William MCMAHON
2826 Sergeant Robert MCMURTRIE
2904 Private Francis MCRAE
2850 Quartermaster Sergeant Arthur Stuart Brunton MESSER
8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia, Outline Topic: BW - WA - 8ACH
8th ACH (WA)
8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia
Outline
Map illustrating the activities of the Australian Commonwealth Horse in South Africa, 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, p. 437.
Eighth Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse
Western Australian Unit.
This was "D" Squadron of the 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, which comprised two South Australian squadrons, one Western Australian, and one Tasmanian.
For particulars of pay, clothing, equipment, conditions of enrolment, organization, etc., vide 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales, page 184.
No. 1 Troop comprised 29 N.C.O.'s and men, who were enrolled at Military Head-Quarters, Perth; No. 2 Troop of similar strength, enrolled at Geraldton (6), Bunbury (14), Northam (8), and Albany (3); Nos. 3 and 4 Troops, each of strength stated, at the Eastern Goldfields; enrolling centre, Kalgoorlie. Preference was given to men belonging to existing military units, to those who had served in South Africa, and to civilians that possessed most military qualities.
Horses fit for service were selected by local committees, at prices not exceeding £20; Preference Wing given to horses brought by the man enrolled. Height, 15 to 15.3 hands; age, 5 to 12 years. For service, vide 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia. There were not any casualties. Promotions as per nominal roll.
Departure and Return
The Squadron embarked on the transport St. Andrew (which had on board the battalion staff and the other Squadrons), at Fremantle, and June, 1902, and arrived at Durban on the 19th. Strength:- 4 officers, 116 others, with 120 horses. Forty seven N.C.O.'s sad men were struck off in South Africa; 4 officers, 69 others returned to Australia.
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