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The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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| Sergeant Albert Harrington |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Albert Bernard Harrington
Ancestor's date of birth: 30/07/1880
Ancestor's date of death: 18/02/1972
Cause of Death: Unsure
Service and Life Before the Boer War: Most likely active in South Australian Mounted Rifles.
Service Number: 457
Colony or State of enlistment: SA, Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Unit: 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: SGT, Date Effective: Not known
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service.
Murray Page: 368
Contingent: Fifth South Australian
Ship: Ormazon, Date of Sailing: 09/02/1901
Memorial details: Detail not provided.
Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps (most likely - .
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided.
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.
Details of service in war: March 1901 - March 1902 under in Free State including defence of Graspan where five dead (6 June 1901) and charge at Grootvlei (2 August 1901).
Service and life after the Boer War: Built a house at Grange after his return and worked at Harris Scarfe department store all his working life.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Roslyn Madge Conway, Angaston SA
Relationship to Ancestor: Granddaughter
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