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Tuesday, 22 July 2003
Boer War, 1899 - 1902, Australian Forces, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse Queensland, Roll of Honour Topic: BW - Qld - 1ACH
Boer War, 1899 - 1902
Australian Forces
Roll of Honour
1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse Queensland
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 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse Queensland and gave their lives in service of Australia, whether as part of the 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse Queensland or another unit during the Boer War.
1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse Queensland
Departure
1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse Queensland, "D" Company
[From: Sydney Mail, 8 February 1902, 354.]
The following story is extracted from The Brisbane Courier, Monday, 27 January 1902, from page 4:
Departure For Sydney.
The men comprising the Queensland unit of the Federal 'Contingent, except those; who had left on Friday with the horses, departed from Roma-street Railway station for Sydney yesterday morning by train for the purpose of being mobilised with the other units of the first battalion. It is significant of the despatch of these contingents for South Africa that hardly less enthusiasm was evoked over the departure of this last contingent than there was over the first. Notwithstanding the very early hour - 6.45 - there was an extraordinarily large crowd to say farewell to this - the first contribution of united Australia. Perhaps some additional interest was given to the occasion from the fact that Lieutenant-Colonel Lyster, who for so many years was Chief Staff Officer and Assistant Adjutant-General, and at times Acting Commandant In connection with tho Queensland forces, was also taking his departure for the purpose of assuming his new command as head of the first battalion of the contingent.
The Premier (Hon. R. Philp) gave evidence .by his presence of his sustained interest In the contingents going to and re- turning from South Africa. There was also a large muster of officers of the Defence Forces, Including Lieutenant - Colonel the Hon. A. J. Thynne, M.LC, Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo. Lieutenant-Colonel Aytoun, Captain Creswell (Naval Commandant), Lieutenant-Colonel Byron, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomson, P.M.O., Lien« tenant-Colonel Irving, P.V.O., Major Sellheim, D.A.A.G., Major Spencer Browne, Major Plomer, Acting A.AG, Major J. W Green, Captain Webb (Adjutant), Captain Lewis, Captain Sir Stewart Richardson, Captain Hesketh, Captain Echlin, Captain Coxen, Captain Parker, Lieutenant Maddock, Lieutenant Harte, and many others also Mr. E. H. Macartney, M.L.A.
The contingent, numbering about ninety, officers and men, was attended by the Headquarters Band, and at a convenient juncture,
The Premier, addressing Captain Berry (the commanding officer). Lieutenants Woodcock and Green, and the other members of the unit, said:-
Officers and men of .the Queensland unit who are going to fight under the Australian Commonwealth flag, I wish, you all success. I am certain you will keep up the good record that the Queensland soldiers have already made in South Africa. Captain Berry, whom you are going under, has, already proved his mettle in fight against the Boers. A number of you have also been there, and I am certain that the whole band, though small - will show well in comparison with the men sent from the other States. I wish you Godspeed. I sincerely hope you will not have much fighting, but I know it you are called upon you will do your duty. Good-bye. I hope you will soon come back, with few, if any, of your number remaining behind." (Applause.)
After an opportunity had been given to friends to say good-bye - and there were a number of women moved to tears at the parting - Lieutenant-Colonel Lyster called for cheers for Mr. and Mrs. Philp, which were must heartily given.
At once tine men entrained and as the carriages were drawn steadily from the platform scores of hands gave a parting grip, and a hearty and sustained cheer went up from the crowd of spectators.
A matter that called for some comment was the fact that the men were sent away in the dungaree suits in which they had been working at the camp, and the public were deprived of the sight of the contingent in the familiar khaki and hats. It was currently reported that the reason for this was that the suits were not ready, and it was said, moreover, that the men were sent without their greatcoats (which were not finished), and also without blankets. At any rate, the fact that the dungaree suits and white felt hats were worn was regarded as proof that the preparations had not been sufficiently advanced. This fact is taken as an additional reason for the objection which the Premier has offered all along to the men being sent overland.
Previous to departure the Headquarters Band, of which he was for many years commanding officer, presented Lieutenant Colonel Lyster with a handsome Whisky flask, suitably inscribed. It is also worthy of note that no less than twenty-five of the twenty-seven members of the band put in an appearance.
3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland, Nominal Roll Topic: BW - Qld - 3ACH
3rd ACH (Qld)
3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland
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. 527 - 529.
3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland
1874 Private Harcourt Byron Ernest ALDHAM
1877 Private John ALLEN
1957 Private Robert ARCHIBALD
1939 Private Joseph Hugh BARRY
1870 Private George BELL
1827 Shoeing Smith William T BELL
1933 Lance Corporal George Henry BENNETT
1981 Private Francis Ross Lewin BENWELL
1974 Private Henry Aaron BLACKSHAW
1966 Private Albert Henry Charles BLOMFIELD
1863 Private Frederick William BOLWELL
1912 Private Samuel Henry BOWER
Lieutenant Arthur Macarthur BOWMAN
1858 Private Charles Ernest BOWMAN
1924 Private John Patrick BRANNELLY
1892 Private Bernard Barton BRIMSTONE
1955 Private William Hann BROCKLEBANK
1977 Private Lewis Charles BROMHALL
1907 Corporal Albert BROOKS
1948 Private Patrick BRYCE
1898 Private Hugh CAMERON
1928 Sergeant William James CHRISTIE
1980 Private Bell Sheridan CLARKE
1856 Private Edward CLARKE
1963 Private Albert Bartholomew COLEMAN
1914 Private John William Fitzroy CONNOLLY
1921 Private Patrick CONSIDINE
1887 Shoeing Smith John William CORDINGLEY
1888 Private Wilfred James COUTTS
Lieutenant Archibald Frederick CRICHTON
1985 Private Robert John DAVIES
1862 Corporal Arthur Wilson DAVIS
1873 Private John DODD
1942 Private Ernest Robert DONALDSON
1962 Private Frederick DONOVAN
Captain Richard Boyd ECHLIN
1964 Private Morris George EDWARDS
1905 Private Maurice John EVANS
1958 Lance Corporal Luke Hubbock FLOOD
1869 Private James GALL
1916 Private John Charles GALL
1876 Lance Corporal George Taylor GOODWIN
1954 Private Henry GOOS
1908 Private George Alexander GRENIER
1872 Quartermaster Sergeant Alfred Edward HARRIS
1970 Private Joseph HARRIS
1868 Private Giles Harrison HAWKINS
1891 Private John Thomas HAYES
Lieutenant James Douglas HENRY
1938 Private John Henry HERMANN
1896 Private Peter Joseph HESSIAN
1860 Private August Henry HINZ
1918 Private Geoffrey HOELSCHER
1959 Lance Corporal William John HUSTON
1902 Trumpeter Frederick JEFFERSON
1903 Private George Henry Frank JESSOP
1973 Private Charles Lewis JONES
1976 Private Jess Richmond JONES
1855 Private William KEENAN
1854 Private Stephen William KIMPTON
1941 Private William Catchside LAWS
1895 Private Patrick LEE
1867 Private Frederick Charles Hunt LENEY
1978 Private Henry LESTER
1866 Private Charles Edward LEWIS
1983 Private William John Albert LUBKE
1878 Private Thomas Richard LUCAS
1984 Private John Thomas Daniel LYONS
1965 Private Raplh Munro MACDONALD
1923 Private Thomas Francis MALONEY
1969 Private Eric William MARSDEN
1880 Private Murdoch MATHESON
1850 Sergeant Charles Aitken MAYES
1915 Private Ernest Henry MCCARTHY
1897 Private Edward Joseph MCGRATH
1881 Shoeing Smith Alexander MCINTOSH
1991 Private John Robertson MCSWAINE
1926 Private Christopher MEALING
1917 Corporal Alexander MILLAN
1882 Private Nicholas Henry MILLERS
1930 Saddler Timothy MOONEY
1952 Private John Thomas MUNRO
1982 Private John MURPHY
1932 Private James O'DWYER
1979 Private Peter Albert PARKER
1956 Private Frank RANDALL
1967 Corporal Charles REID
1968 Private Daniel RICKABY
1971 Private Charles David ROBERTS
1992 Trumpeter William James ROBINSON
1884 Private Alfred John Mackenzie ROSS
1899 Private Kenneth Stuart ROSS
1861 Private Reginald Roy Mackenzie ROSS
1885 Private James RUFFETT
1931 Sergeant Arthur Albert RYAN
1859 Private Edgar Thomas SACRE
1937 Farrier Sergeant John Charles Frederick SCHIPKIE
Boer War, 1899 - 1902, Australian Forces, 3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland, Roll of Honour Topic: BW - Qld - 3ACH
Boer War, 1899 - 1902
Australian Forces
Roll of Honour
3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland
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 3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland and gave their lives in service of Australia, whether as part of the 3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland or another unit during the Boer War.
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