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KINGSLEY, Louis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 545 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1901, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll p. 504 & 505 note he enrolled in the 5th QIB while in South Africa. Its assumed he enrolled on 9 May 1901 when his previous unit the 3rd QMI embarked to return to Australia. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Spring Hill, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Sergeant, 545, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 9 May 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 545, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll p. 504 & 505 note he enrolled in the 5th QIB while in South Africa. Its assumed he enrolled on 9 May 1901 when his previous unit the 3rd QMI embarked to return to Australia. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 545, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Louis Kingsley served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private S.N. 69 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, econd as a Sergeant S.N. 545 in the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. It is noted on the nominal roll for his second service that he enrolled in the 5th QIB while in South Africa, it assumed he enrolled immediately after his service in the 3rd QMI ended and prior to the 3rd QMI embarking to return to Australia.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 468, 504 & 505).