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CLARKE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 658 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 658 | |
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| 20 Aug 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 658, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 1st Draft of 6th QIB embarked at Sydney 20 Aug 1901 aboard Britannic arriving Cape Town 22 Sep 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 658, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Newspaper report has him remaining Sth Afica for further service when 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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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).