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BURNS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 62 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mareeba, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 62, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 62, 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, 62, 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 Jun 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
William Burns served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service as a Private S.N. 62 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and second service as a Private (rising to Farrier Sergeant) S.N. 663 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Newspaper report on 16 May 1902 has him remaining in South Africa for further service when the rest of the contingent embarked to return to Australia, his actual date of discharge is unknown.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll- Murray p. 468 & 519).
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