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DESMOND, Andrew
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 237 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Ireland, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Andrew Desmond enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father Cornelius Desmond, Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 84, it provides a contact address for him in Brisbane as Riverside Cottage, Bowen Terrace, New Farm.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 498; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 84).
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