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South African (Second Boer) War, 1899 - 1902, Australian Forces, Roll of Honour

Citation: South African (Second Boer) War: 1899-1902, Embarkation Roll: PEA to PLE

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Boer War - Victoria, Contingents sent, 1899 - 1902, Roll of Honour

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Boer War - Victoria

Contingents sent, 1899 - 1902

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Boer War - Victoria, Contingents sent, 1899 - 1902, Outline
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Boer War - Victoria, Contingents sent, 1899 - 1902, Details

Roll of Honour

Boer War - Victoria, Contingents sent, 1899 - 1902, Roll of Honour
Lest We Forget

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Boer War - Victoria

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3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse New South Wales

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3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse New South Wales, The Manhattan Military Incident Embarkation Desertions
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3rd ACH (NSW)

3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse New South Wales

The Manhattan Military Incident, Embarkation Desertions

The Manhattan Military Incident

[The Hobart Mercury, 5 April 1902, p.4.]

The Manhattan Military Incident

Possibly one of the major breaches of military discipline was know as The Manhattan Military Incident. It occurred on the night of 1 April 1902. The men were on board the SS Manhattan and had been given advance pay. From the men of the 3rd ACH and Carrington Horse, some 25 left the ship and went into Sydney. Ten men returned in a drunken condition but 15 remained in Sydney when the Manhattan left Sydney Harbour.

The breach of discipline was so large that the Commanding Officer of the 3rd ACH was sacked on the spot and replaced by a Victorian.

Below is the transcript of the Hobart Mercury article which, at the time, best summed up the story.

The Manhattan Military Incident.

Lieut.-Colonel Wallack, who has been relieved of the command of the 3rd Battalion, left for Melbourne to-night.
The police have been supplied with the ' description of about 25 men, who deserted from the troopship, after drawing advance pay, but, it is now stated, that fully a dozen of them succeeded in getting back to the troopship after the shore officials had left.

A Military Sensation.

Carouse of Sydney Contingenters.

Officer In Charge Relieved Of His Command.

General Hutton Angry.

"For God's Sake Don't Tarnish The Name Of Australians."

("Argus," April 3.)

Sydney, Wednesday.

A sensation has been created in military circles, in foot, throughout the city, by the decisive action taken by Major General Hutton in relieving Colonel Wallack of the command of the Third Battalion of the Federal Contingent. The officers and men boarded the transport yesterday, and were not supposed to go ashore again. Early this morning rumours were flying abroad that by some means or other the men had managed to get ashore, and were drinking heavily in Sydney. Unfortunately, there was a good deal of truth in the rumours, and when Major-General Hutton boarded the transport Manhattan shortly after noon his quick eye detected something wrong with the battalion. The men were drawn up on deck, and there was an unsteadiness about them which angered General Hutton very much, and caused him to speak in severe tones. Long before he made his official speech it was explained that several of the men were missing from the contingent, having deserted during the night. There were also a few missing who had neglected to catch the transport at Woolloomooloo Bay. The contingenters were paid on board after embarkation, and it is understood that a very large number of them, assisted by their friends, got over the side of the transport into watermen's boats during the night, and made their way into Sydney. Even while General Hutton was on board the transport men were being helped on to the transport in a state of intoxication, and among those already on board there were a few who had taken more liquor than was good for them.

A sensation was caused on board by the announcement that Colonel Wallack, C.B., the officer in command of the battalion, had been relieved of his command, Major Clarke, second in command, was sent for by the G.O.C., and ordered to take command until the transport reached Adelaide, where she would take on board a new commanding officer, probably Major Wallace, of Melbourne, who was to have commanded the next battalion. A tender, conveying Lieut. Robbins, R.N., was at once sent to the Imperial transport authorities to secure the requisite permission for the steamer to put in at Adelaide on her way to Durban. Brigadier-General Finn, State Commandant, bade tho troops good-bye, and read a short farewell message from the Governor-General. The State Minister for Public Works, Mr. O'Sullivan, in the course of a short speech, bade the troops good-bye, and read a letter, from the State Lieut.-Governor, Sir Frederick Darley, wishing them God speed.

Meanwhile, Major-General Hutton had been standing by making observations, and there was fire in his eye and vigour in his voice as he stepped forward to make a few remarks. He said:- "Colonel Walleck, Major Brown, and you men of the Australian Commonwealth Horse and Carrington Contingent, - I am by no means satisfied with what I hear. I always think that when I look at soldiers in the face and they are called at attention and they don't stand absolutely at attention, there is something not quite right. Now recollect this, soldiers, there's the discipline of the barrack square, or outward form of discipline which ends short of the battlefield, and there's true discipline, the discipline of the men themselves, which remains always. It is not your horsemanship, remember; it is not your marksmanship, but it is the strong individuality of your individual characters that makes you Australians so valuable as soldiers. That individuality is worth nothing without discipline - not the discipline of pipe-clay or close heels, but the discipline you maintain among themselves. Now you officers recollect this, please. Your position as officers and leaders of men does not depend upon your uniform, it does not depend on your lace or stars, or on your shoulder-straps. It depends on your own strong will and experience, and the great care with which you look after your men, and the cool intrepidity with which you lead them into action. Now, something has happened within the last 24 hours that I heartily regret, and I feel Australia will be ashamed of, and I feel sure that you men here will also. I understand there are some men who had enlisted into this battalion who last night, after receiving their pay, deserted from His Majesty's service. Men guilty of desertion, of course, are liable to be tried by court martial, and punished, and I hope we shall get hold of and make an example of these men in this connection. Regarding the soldierly behaviour and discipline of Australian troops, I may say that in all my experience in South Africa I never had a single case of court-martial, nor, so far as I am aware, any serious lapse of discipline, and that in a force of 6,000 men. The word "attention" -is this, and that applies to your horses as well as yourselves. Every man's thoughts and ideas and actions centred on his leader, and it was the same with the horses. When, therefore, you get into a tight place and bullets are whistling all round you, then is the time when you are called to attention, and that is the time you want to stand thoroughly to attention. That is the reason why we leaders of men want you to be immovable; it is all towards your behaviour in action." The Major General then pointed out in characteristic language the absolute importance of perfect steadiness under arms. He said; "I trust that you officers and men realise your grave responsibility, and will maintain the high name for gallantry, good order and discipline in the field which are the proud attributes of Australian troops in South Africa. You have not got to make your name as Australian soldiers, you have to maintain it. Whatever you do is for the honour mid credit of Australia."

General Hutton after making reference to the shooting of Australian officers in South Africa, concluded thus: - I wish you good luck in South Africa, but for goodness sake remember you take with you both the honour and renown won already by Australians and for God's sake don't tarnish it."

The transports sailed for Durban shortly after 2 o'clock.

The suspected deserters

The following list has been produced detailing the names of the suspected deserters. No specific list was produced by the Department of Defence for publication so it has been produced through a process of elimination. All members who were accounted for through various orders, transfers, casualty and all other noted events, either gazetted or reported, the balance being, by process of elimination, those who never made it to South Australia and thus never returned to Australia or were demobilised in South Africa or went to Britain. Since there is no other explanation for their absence from any list, by default, there is every possiblity that they are the deserters from the 3rd ACH mentioned in the newspaper reports. The men from Carrington Horse who deserted cannot be located as readily and thus are not part of this list.

This list

1434 Trooper Charles BARKER

1436 Trooper James CASTRAY
1748 Trooper Daniel CAVANAGH
1462 Trooper Benjamin D FRASER
1821 Trooper William H NEWHAM

1619 Trooper Patrick J QUINN
1687 Trooper FM REYNOLDS
1496 Trooper Thomas W SMITH

Epilogue

The unanswered question to this day is: how did these men achieve this circumstance? Bear in mind that the ship was well guarded to prevent this very event from occurring while at harbour. Most ships lost one or two men who were able to slip over the side of a ship through stealthy means. But here there were 25 men. The sheer number was too difficult to conceal. How did they get past the guards? That question still remains unanswered.

Then there was the problem of getting from the ship into Sydney. The water was cold which meant that swimming was out of the question as hypothermia would have killed any escapee within the hour. Boats were used. They had to have been previously arranged. One can only conclude that this was a well planned escapade amongst the 15 men who did not return.

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3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse New South Wales, Roll of Honour

Citation: 3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse New South Wales, The Manhattan Military Incident Embarkation Desertions

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5th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales

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5th ACH (NSW)

5th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse New South Wales

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Lieutenant Colonel James William Macarthur ONSLOW, Commanding Officer for the 5th ACH.

[Town & Country Journal, 24 May 1902, p. 21.]

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. 184 - 185.

Fifth Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse.

This consisted of four squadrons, with the following establishment:

Staff—

1 Lieut-colonel,
1 major,
1 adjutant,
1 quartermaster,
1 medical officer,
1 veterinary Officer,
1 regimental sergeant-major,
1 quartermaster-sergeant,
1 O.R. sergeant.

Total:- 6 officers, 1 warrant-officer, 2 sergeants, with 9 horses.

Squadron of 4 troops -

1 major or captain,
4 subalterns,
1 squadron sergeant-major,
1 squadron quartermaster-sergeant,
4 sergeants,
1 sergeant-major,
3 shoeing-smiths,
1 saddler,
2 trumpeters,
6 corporals,
97 privates.

Total one squadron:-

5 officers, 6 sergeants, 5 artificers, 2 trumpeters, 103 rank and file—in all, 121, with an equal number of horses.

Total of battalion of 4 squadrons:-

26 officers, 1 warrant-officer, 26 sergeants, 20 artificers, 8 trumpeters, 412 rank and file; in all, 493, with 493 horses.

Organisation

It was resolved no longer to crests composite battalions representing different states, but to raise the whole corps in New South Wales on a territorial basis, in order to associate defined districts, and the military units existing in those districts, with each battalion, squadron, and troop. By such means it was considered the battalion would consist of officers and men who represented the state. Each squadron would represent a distinct district, and the troops in that district; and each troop would further represent a particular corps or military unit in a defined locality. Officerse and men would thus bring with them to the squadrons and troops so formed (representative of defined districts and the troops belonging to such districts), all the cohesion, comradeship, and local association which are such valuable elements in promoting the highest standard of discipline in the field, and gallantry before the enemy.

Enrolment, therefore, was carried out under the General Officer Commanding Commonwealth Forces, New South Wales, by the commissioned officers of regiment and squadrons of the districts and localities selected to furnish a quota of men; and, as soon as appointed, the officers commanding battalion, squadron, and troops assisted. Preference in selecting men was given:-

(1) to those then serving in existing military units in each of the districts named;
(2) to those who had served in South Africa;
(3) to civilians possessing the most valuable military qualities.

Enrolling officers were required to ascertain that the applicant fulfilled the required conditions, and that he was a suitable representative of the district troops; upon which he was furnished with a certificate and directed to present himself at the place of concentration of the squadron upon a given date. Candidates were then medically examined, tested in horsemanship and ride practice; and finally, if passed, enrolled and attested.

Upon this principle:-

"A" Squadron represented New South Wales Lancers and troops in localities covered by this regiment;
"B" Squadron - New South Wales Mounted Rides and troops in such localities;
"C" Squadron - Australian Horse and troops in localities covered by half this regiment;
"D" Squadron - Australian Horse and troops in localities covered by half this regiment.

The four “troops” into which each squadron was divided were thus recruited:-

"A" Squadron (Lancers)
1st Troop:-
Sydney squadron, enrolled at Sydney;
2nd Troop:-
Camden - Berry squadron, enrolled at Berry;
3rd Troop:-
Maitland, Singleton, and Newcastle squadron, enrolled at Newcastle;
4th Troop:-
Parramatta, Richmond, and Windsor squadron, enrolled at Parramatta.

"B” Squadron (Mounted Rifles)
1st Troop:-
Tenterfield, Inverell, Lismore, and Casino squadron, enrolled at Tenterfield;
2nd Troop:-
Bathurst, Molong squadron and Forbes half-squadron, enrolled at Bathurst;
3rd Troop:-
Picton - Camden squadron, enrolled at Camden;
4th Troop:-
Bega and Canterbury half - squndrons, enrolled at Canterbury.

"C" Squadron (Australian Horse)
1st Troop:-
Armidale, Glen-Innes squadron, enrolled at Armidale;
2nd Troop:-
Tamworth - Gunnedah squadron, enrolled at Tamworth;
3rd Troop:-
Scone, Belltrees, and Muswellbrook squadron, enrolled at Scone;
4th Troop:-
Mudgee, Lue, and Rylstone squadron, enrolled at Mudgee.

"D" Squadron (Australian Horse)
1st Troop:-
Goulburn squadron, enrolled at Goulburn;
2nd Troop:-
Braidwood - Araluen squadron, enrolled at Araluen;
3rd Troop:-
Bungendore and Michelago squadron, enrolled at Bungendore;
4th Troop:-
Gundagai, Cootamundra, and Murrumburrah squadron, enrolled at Murrumburrah.

Qualifications and Pay

Qualifications were:— Height, not less than 5 feet 3 inches; chest measurement, not less than 34- inches; age, not under 20; to pass medical examination; ride and shoot well; single men only, except in ease of senior N.C.O.’s of exceptional merit, who, if enlisted, were warned that their widows and children had claims on Patriotic Fund only, and not on Imperial funds, for pensions.

Pay and field allowances an for former Contingents.

Preference for horses was given to those bought by men who enrolled. Qualification: standard 15 to 15.3; age, 5 to 12 years.

Reference to Orders.

Pay and allowances .. District Order 159, of 9th April, 1902
Formation .. District Order 159, of 9th April, 1902
Equipment .. District Order 159, of 9th April, 1902
Enrolment .. District Order 159, of 9th April, 1902
Establishment .. District Order 159, of 9th April, 1902
Clothing and Equipment .. District Order 159, of 9th April, 1902
Embarkation .. District Order 159, of 9th April, 1902

Clothing, etc

Uniform consisted of brown FS jacket and pants, puttees, and hat. Equipped with bandoliers, and saddlery, and fully horsed.

The SS Columbian embarking from Sydney, 22 May 1902

[Town & Country Journal, 31 May 1902, p. 38.]

Service

The battalion embarked on transport Columbian at Sydney, on 22nd May, 1902, and disembarked on 18th June, at Durban. It comprised 22 officers, 465 other ranks, with 490 horses; 91 were struck off in South Africa, and 22 officers, 374 others, returned.

This splendid battalion had no chance of displaying its capabilities, the war having ended before its arrival. During its short stay in South Africa, half the battalion was stationed at Newcastle, Natal, and the other half at Durban, and subsequently at Gilletts, Natal.

The battalion again embarked at Durban on the transport Manchester Marshal on 1st July, and at Sydney on 1st August, 1902, having called at Albany, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Hobart on route.

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5th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales, Roll of Honour

Citation: Boer War, 1899 - 1902, Australian Forces, 5th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse New South Wales, Outline

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South African (Second Boer) War: 1899-1902, Embarkation Roll: PLE to PRU
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South African (Second Boer) War, 1899-1902

Australian Participation - Full Index

Embarkation Roll: PLE to PRU

The following is an alphabetical roll of all Australians known members of the many military formations which embarked overseas during the South African (Second Boer) War, 1899-1902.

Each man is detailed on this reference list with the following information:

Service Number;
Rank on Embarkation;
First Names;
Family Name;
If applicable, any false name employed; and,
Service unit.

Notes

Note 1: All soldiers’ names are linked to the specific unit and date when embarkation occurred.

Note 2: There are duplications of some names in the following list. The reason for this is that the soldier embarked on more than one occasion. This was the simplest way of resolving the problem of multiple entries for a single individual.

Embarkation Roll: PLE to PRU

1583 Trooper Herbert Leslie PLEYDELL, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

1539 Shoeing Smith Stephen Richardson PLEYDELL, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

2704 Shoeing Smith Henry PLOEUGES, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.

Major William Henry Percival PLOMER, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.

90 Trooper Henry PLONGES, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.

143 Private Alfred PLOWMAN, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

281 Private Alfred James PLOWMAN, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

242 Private Sinclair PLOWMAN, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

232 Private Patrick Christian PLUCK, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

2401 Trooper Edgar Ewart PLUCKNETT, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

2385 Trooper Frederick Charles PLUMMER, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

44 Private Sydney John PLUMMER, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

57 Private Charles Albert PLUMRIDGE, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.

75 Private George Andrew PLUNKETT, 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry.

2739 Shoeing Smith William Civiall PLUNKETT, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.

2741 Private William Gladstone PLUNKETT, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.

211 Trooper Wm. Gladstone PLUNKETT, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.

Second Lieutenant Henry Richardson POCKLEY, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.

224 Private R POCKNEE, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

3 Nursing Sister Mary Annie POCOCK, Army Medical Corps, NSW Nurses.

239 Corporal Henry Benyon PODMORE, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

85 Private Alexander POINTON, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.

837 Trooper Robert Chaffey POLE, 1st Australian Horse.

1444 Trooper SJ POLEGLASE, NSW Imperial Bushmen.

447 Private C POLLARD, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

1384 Trooper Francis POLLARD, Bethune's Mounted Infantry.

432 Private James POLLARD, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.

Trooper POLLARD, Brabant's Horse..

593 Private Robert POLLOCK, NSW Imperial Bushmen.

1460 Private Samuel POLLOCK, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

2917 Trooper Walter POLLOCK, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

1351 Private Alfred Henderson POLSON, Army Medical Corps, Commonwealth.

1351 Private Alfred Henderson POLSON, Army Medical Corps, NSW.

Trooper W POLTON, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry.

209 Private John PONCHO, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.

Trooper POND, Border Horse.

Lieutenant WR PONSONBY, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry.

894 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Albert E PONTIN, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

11 Private William PONTING, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

315 Private Frank POOLE, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

34 Trooper Frederick POOLE, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

1286 Private Frederick Plunkett POOLE, NSW Imperial Bushmen.

95 Private George William POOLE, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

28 Lance Corporal William POOLE, Army Medical Corps, NSW.

3015 Sergeant William POOLE, Army Medical Corps, NSW.

284 Private William Shortly POOLE, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

574 Corporal William Thomas POOLE, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

223 Private Alfred Ernest POOLEY, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

Lieutenant Alfred Ernest POOLEY, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

282 Private Oscar Vincent POOLEY, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

73 Private Reginald William Price POOLEY, 2nd West Australian Mounted Infantry.

1511 Trooper Sydney POOLEY, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

583 Private Robert Henry POOR, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

2359 Private Henry Ernest POORE, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

99 Private Daniel POPE, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.

657 Private Daniel POPE, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

Trooper Daniel POPE, Scottish Horse.

65 Private J POPE, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles.

465 Trooper John POPE, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

1367 Private Louis POPE, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

333 Private Rupert POPE, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

350 Private Walter William Edwin POPE, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

397 Trooper William Ernest POPE, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.

50 Trooper John POPPLETON, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

466 Private John Henry POPPLETON, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

1295 Trooper JW PORCH, Bethune's Mounted Infantry.

159 Trooper James PORTEOUS, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

623 Private Albert Thomas PORTER, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

31704 Trooper Albert Thomas PORTER, 2nd Scottish Horse.

1893 Trooper Arthur James PORTER, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

509 Trooper AW PORTER, 1st Scottish Horse.

260 Private Charles Mansell PORTER, 5th West Australian Mounted Infantry.

343 Private Clarence Hedley PORTER, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.

3128 Trooper Edward PORTER, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

277 Private Frederick Stanley PORTER, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

433 Private George Henry PORTER, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.

Trooper H PORTER, Roberts' Horse.

118 Private Hubert Walter Grave PORTER, 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry.

Corporal J PORTER, Capetown Highlanders.

370 Trooper James Archibald PORTER, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

Warrant Officer James William PORTER, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

236 Trooper John PORTER, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

3132 Trooper John PORTER, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

3481 Sergeant Joseph Arthur PORTER, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

273 Trooper Joseph Arthur PORTER, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.

371 Trooper Leslie Miles PORTER, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

419 Private Lionel BO PORTER, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

636 Trooper Samuel James PORTER, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

111 Corporal Thos. Hedley PORTER, 4th West Australian Mounted Infantry.

Private PORTER, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry.

2466 Corporal Arthur PORTEUS, A' Bty. Royal Australian Artillery.

234 Private George Davidson PORTUS, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

255 Trooper Alfred Joseph POST, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

2225 Corporal Peter James POST, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

91 Private Peter James POST, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

48 Private George POTT, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

233 Private Gideon William POTT, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

106 Private Arthur William POTTER, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry.

1486 Private Charles POTTER, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

91 Private Harry POTTER, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

210 Trooper Harry POTTER, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.

1526 Trooper Henry POTTER, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

Lieutenant Lewis Dudley Paul POTTER, 2nd West Australian Mounted Infantry.

358 Private William Lockyer POTTER, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

633 Private Walter John POTTON, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

53 Private Pembroke POTTS, 'A' Sqn. NSW Mounted Rifles.

292 Private William POTTS, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

604 Private Francis Herbert POULTER, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

328 Private Francis Herbert POULTER, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

WJ POULTON, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry.

11 Lance Corporal Alfred POUNCEBY, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.

1118 Trooper Thomas POUNCEBY, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

299 Trooper Edwin POUND, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.

298 Trooper William James POUND, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.

Lieutenant Herbert Healy POUNDS, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

1481 Trooper Waverley G POWE, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

1436 Private Alexander Allman POWELL, NSW Imperial Bushmen.

144 Private Alfred Thomas POWELL, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

1067 Lance Corporal Arthur John POWELL, Army Medical Corps, NSW.

1031 Trooper Benjamin Lloyd POWELL, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

801 Private Edward Charles POWELL, NSW Imperial Bushmen.

492 Trooper F POWELL, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

Francis POWELL, Bushveldt Carbineers.

2705 Corporal Frederick Christopher POWELL, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.

42 Trooper Frederick James POWELL, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

582 Private Frederick John POWELL, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.

243 Trooper George POWELL, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

Lieutenant James POWELL, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

126 Private James POWELL, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

266 Corporal James POWELL, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

425 Private James John POWELL, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.

269 Corporal James Llewellyn POWELL, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

Lieutenant James William POWELL, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles.

2564 Trooper Mervyn Lealand POWELL, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

1781 Trooper Thomas H lton POWELL, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

720 Private William POWELL, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

1760 Trooper William GA POWELL, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

167 Trooper Claude Ashley POWER, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

208 Private Edgar Norman POWER, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.

2985 Trooper Henry POWER, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

79 Private James Charles POWER, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

525 Private James Charles POWER, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

Lieutenant JE POWER, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

214 Private Maurice Charles POWER, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

383 Private Patrick POWER, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

344 Private Patrick POWER, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.

Lieutenant Thomas Henry POWER, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

33 Private William POWER, 2nd West Australian Mounted Infantry.

2903 Trooper Nicholas POWERS, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

1019 Private Harry POWIS, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

102 Private Henry Carter POWTER, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

618 Private Henry Charles POWTER, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

80 Private Frank PRANGLEY, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

253 Farrier Sergeant John Courtney PRATT, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.

416 Trooper William John PRATT, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.

27 Private Richard Lionel PREENE, 3rd West Australian Bushmen.

80 Private Henry Patrick PRENDERGAST, NSW Imperial Bushmen.

1143 Private William PRENTICE, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

30784 Trooper W PRESCOTT, 2nd Scottish Horse.

31864 Trooper EL PRESGRAVE, 1st Scottish Horse.

Lieutenant Alfred Howard PRESS, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

318 Corporal Alfred Howard PRESS, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

112 Warrant Officer William Joseph PRESS, 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles.

268 Private Charles Alfred PRESTON, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

1661 Trooper George PRESTON, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

23 Trumpeter George William PRESTON, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.

1564 Private Richard PRESTON, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

256 Trooper Frederick William PRESTWICH, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

2198 Trooper Edgar Gerald PRETTY, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

Lieutenant Edward Percival PRETTY, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.

524 Trooper Samuel Hainsworth PRETTY, 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.

Private ARW PREUSS, City Imperial Volunteers.

40166 Trooper Clarence Victor PREW, 2nd Scottish Horse.

379 Private Reginald John PREW, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.

92 Private Arnold PRICE, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

89 Private Arthur Farren PRICE, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.

461 Trooper Charles William PRICE, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.

Second Lieutenant David CW Howell PRICE, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

2950 Trooper Edward PRICE, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

198 Private Ernest Leslie PRICE, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

1197 Private Ernest Richard PRICE, NSW Imperial Bushmen.

367 Private FD PRICE, 6th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

5 Sergeant Frederick PRICE, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.

186 Trooper George Henry PRICE, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

924 Trooper Henry Richard PRICE, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

1 Regimental Sergeant Major James George PRICE, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.

311 Sergeant Major James George PRICE, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

996 Trooper Norman PRICE, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

296 Corporal Richard Ernest PRICE, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

57 Private Soloman PRICE, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

235 Private Solomon PRICE, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.

Colonel Thomas PRICE, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.

146 Private William PRICE, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry.

250 Private William PRICE, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.

PRICE, NSW Lancers.

37 Private Charles PRIDDLE, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

891 Trooper Norman C PRIDDLE, 1st Australian Horse.

2872 Shoeing Smith William A PRIDE, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.

15 Private David William PRIEST, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

97 Private Edward Raven PRIEST, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

441 Lance Corporal Charles Turton PRIESTLEY, NSW Imperial Bushmen.

Private C PRIESTLY, Scott's Railway Guards.

424 Lance Corporal Percy Roland PRIESTLY, Army Medical Corps, NSW.

Lieutenant Philip Henry PRIESTLY, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.

350 Sergeant William PRIGG, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.

2358 Private Charles Edward PRIME, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.

670 Trooper Carlton PRIMROSE, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

114 Private Victor PRIMROSE, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry.

438 Private Anslem Charles PRINCE, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

326 Private John PRINCE, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Queensland.

149 Trooper Alexander Frazer PRINGLE, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

1353 Private Alfred PRINGLE, Army Medical Corps, Commonwealth.

1353 Private Alfred PRINGLE, Army Medical Corps, NSW.

387 Private Andrew PRINGLE, Army Medical Corps, NSW.

78 Private Huntley George PRINGLE, NSW Imperial Bushmen.

325 Sergeant Huntley Gordon PRINGLE, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

4030 Trooper R PRINGLE, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

78 Sergeant Thomas PRINGLE, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

1348 Private Thomas Alexander PRINGLE, NSW Imperial Bushmen.

1088 Trooper Ernest Arthur PRIOR, 1st Australian Horse.

786 Trooper Frederick John PRIOR, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

Lieutenant M PRIOR, 1st Scottish Horse.

345 Private Percy PRIOR, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.

2707 Private Thomas PRIOR, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Australia.

92 Lance Corporal William Parker PRIOR, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

447 Trooper David PRISK, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.

446 Private Oliver Henry PRISK, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, West Australia.

305 Private George PRITCHARD, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen.

3290 Trooper James PRITCHARD, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

462 Private John Henry PRITCHARD, 6th West Australian Mounted Infantry.

26 Trooper Lewis George PRITCHARD, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

321 Sergeant Louis George PRITCHARD, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

184 Trooper Walter Henry PRITCHARD, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles.

Trooper WG PRITCHARD, Prince of Wales' Light Horse.

1781 Trooper William J PRITZLER, 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

2983 Sergeant Albert Henry PROBERT, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

346 Private William PROCTOR, 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania.

761 Farrier Sergeant Charles Robert PROSSER, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

123 Trooper Henry Clifton PROSSER, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.

80 Trooper Herbert Edgar PROSSER, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen.

330 Trumpeter Leonard Clyde PROTT, 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse, New South Wales.

136 Private George Harvey PROVAN, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

30 Private FH PROVIS, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles.

3210 Trooper Charles James PROVOST, 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen.

40 Private Stephen Robert PROWSE, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry.

141 Private William Henry PROWSE, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles.

404 Sergeant David Hamilton PRUDEN, 3rd Victorian Bushmen.

210 Private Cairn Patrick PRUNTEY, 5th West Australian Mounted Infantry.

1298 Trooper George Henry PRUSSIAN, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.

74 Trooper Alfred PRUSSING, NSW Citizens' Bushmen.

Further Reading:

South African (Second Boer) War, 1899 - 1902, Australian Forces, Roll of Honour

Citation: South African (Second Boer) War: 1899-1902, Embarkation Roll: PLE to PRU

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST

Updated: Friday, 30 April 2010 7:36 PM EADT