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BUCHANAN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 302 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Strathpine, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 302, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 302, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900. | |
| 21 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 302, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jul 1901. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
James Buchanan served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private S.N. 302 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and second as a Private S.N. 641 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. He was discharged from his second service while still in South Africa so that he could remain in South Africa for employment. (source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 473 and 518; Trove Digitised Newspapers, The Brisbane Courier, 16 May 1902).