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RUSSELL, Samuel Keira
Personal Details
Service Number: | 159 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
Born: | Queensland, Australia, 27 September 1875 |
Home Town: | Norman Park, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Rietfontein, South Africa, 14 June 1901, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Rietfontein 485 British Military Cemetery, Hartbeespoort, North-West, South Africa |
Memorials: | Anzac Square Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 159 | |
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1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 159, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 159, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
14 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 159, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Killed in Action. |
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