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EXCELL, Arthur Reginald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 231 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 231, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 231, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Beira 2 Apr 1900. | |
8 Mar 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Staff Sergeant, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 472 notes promoted to Staff Sergeant 8 Mar 1901. | |
2 May 1901: | Transferred Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 510 notes he was one of supplementary officers who joined 6th QIB in South Africa |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Arthur Reginald Excell (Excel) served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private (rising in rank to Staff Sergeant) S.N. 231 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and transfered in South Africa for second service as a Lieutenant in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll p. 472 & 510).