Henry Mitchell BLACK

BLACK, Henry Mitchell

Service Number: 46
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry Contingent
Born: New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia., 23 September 1879
Home Town: Glenora, Derwent Valley, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bushman
Died: Enteric Fever, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 18 April 1900, aged 20 years
Cemetery: President Brand Cemetery, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Grave 109.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cressy Boer War Memorial, Hobart Boer War Memorial, Launceston Boer War Memorial, Longford War Memorial
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 46
1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 46, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry Contingent
28 Oct 1899: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 46, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry Contingent
18 Apr 1900: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 46, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry Contingent, Died of disease.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Private Henry Mitchell Black was a son of William Black, an employee at McCrae's Hills, Cressy, formerly of Glenora, and was a native of Tasmania, having been born near Hobart. He had family connections at Glenora, and was 21 years of age. He was single, and had been engaged principally in bush work. He had been a member of the Cressy detachment for two years.

DEATH OF A TASMANIAN
SOLDIER.
Mrs. Mary Black, of McRae's Hills, Cressy, has forwarded to the Defence Department the following letter received from Lieutenant Heritage, and, at her request, it has been handed as for publication. 
Kroonstad, Orange Free State,
Wednesday, May 16, 1900.
Dear Mrs. Black,-It is with the greatest regret that I have to inform you of the death of your son, Pvt. Black, from enteric fever, at 2.30 a.m. on the 18th April, in the field hospital at Bloomfontein. He had suffered from ill-health almost since his arrival in South Africa, but had rejoined us as cured before marching through the Free State, succumbing, however, to an attack of enteric (as I said) shortly after his arrival at Bloemfontein.
Private Black was of a most willing and obliging nature, and his death was much regretted by us all. I attended his funeral on the afternoon of his death, along with a number of his comrades.
With sincere sympathy, l am, your
obedient servant,
FRANCIS B. HERITAGE,

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