William COLVILLE

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COLVILLE, William

Service Number:	282
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	13 September 1878, place not yet discovered
Home Town:	Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 February 1949, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 282, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 282, 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.
10 Aug 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 282, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

William Colville (BDM Qld birth registration as William Colville Tilney) was born on 13 Sep 1878 in Queensland, a son to Alma Tilney. He married Emily Christine Nygren on 8 Nov 1903 in Queensland and they had two children. He and his wife were living at Windsor in Brisbane when he passed away.

(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 485; Australian Boer War Memorial database Bio).

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