REDHEAD, Thomas
| Service Number: | 378 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia, 24 May 1871 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 April 1939, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot: Portion 10 - Section 77 - Plot 31 |
| Memorials: | Charters Towers Boer War Memorial Kiosk |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 378 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 378, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 378, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Served in the South African (Boer) war and also served in WW1, Private S.N. 2719, 49th Infantry Battalion, AIF.
His younger brother, Corporal Reuben Redhead S.N. 379, also served with him in the 6th QIB, Boer war.
When Thomas Redhead enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as J. Redhead, Indooroopilly. In the original nominal roll for the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, held by National Archives, it is noted his N.O.K. was his father. At the time of his enlistment he was living in Charters Towers and is included in the list of names of volunteers from the district on the Boer War/Lissner Park Memorial Kiosk in Charters Towers.
He enlisted again in 1916 for WW1 and on his Attestation Paper, dated 3 Apr 1916, it is noted that; he was born at Indooroopilly and was 44 years of age; he was single and a saddler (in Charters Towers); his N.O.K. was his father John Redhead, Indooroopilly; and he had previously served in the 6th QIB in South Africa. He was taken P.O.W. at Reugny, France, 25 Mar 1917 and finally repatriated to England in Dec 1918.
Thomas Redhead was born on 24 May 1871 at Indooroopilly, Queensland, a son to John Redhead and Mary Ann Redhead (nee Dallihoy).
He returned to Australia from WW1 and to Charters Towers, before relocating to Sarina in 1919 where he opened a saddlery business.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 517; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 5; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record; various newspaper articles, see links).
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