CLARKE, James
Service Number: | 295 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 295, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 295, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
19 Dec 1900: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 295, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes invalided due to Enteric Fever returned to Australia aboard Harlech Castle arriving Brisbane 12 Dec 1900, discharged 19 Dec 1900. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
James Clarke served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service was as a Private S.N. 295 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen from which he was invalided and returned for discharge in Dec 1900. His second service was as a Private S.N. 658 in the 1st Draft of the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen with the Nominal Roll (Murray, p. 519) notes all but 3 of the soldiers had served in a previous contingent.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 485 & 519; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier 1st service).