Ernest CULLIFORD MID

CULLIFORD, Ernest

Service Number: 65
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born: 22 February 1876, place not yet discovered
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: 21 July 1931, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 65, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 65, 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.
15 Feb 1901: Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 480 notes promoted to Corporal for distinguished gallantry in the field by the C-in-C on 15 Feb 1901.
9 Jul 1901: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette (No 27331) 9 Jul 1901, p. 4556- Mentioned in Despatches of General Plumer 3 Mar 1901 for gallantry at Driekuilen, Cape Colony, on 15 Feb 1901, took prisoners four armed Boers.
10 Aug 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 65, 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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