Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Albert James Heap
Ancestor's date of birth: 17/06/1876
Ancestor's date of death: 17/08/1966
Cause of Death: Coronary Acclusion, Coronary Atherome, Aererioscleriosis
Service Number: 138
Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Brisbane
Unit: 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 21/02/1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No record of post Boer War service.
Murray Page: 496
Contingent: Fifth Queensland
Ship: Templemore or Chicago, Date of Sailing: 06 or 10/05/1901
Memorial details: Detail not provided.
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal, Orange Free State, Natal, SA 1901 and SA 1902 clasps.
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided.
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.
Details of service in war: April 1901 - March 1902 east Transvaal, Free State including defeat at Mokari Drift (27 September 1901), and Natal border campaign including stand at Onverwacht (4 January 1902) where 13 died and 17 wounded.
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia: 30 April 1902 on St Andrew and possibly train from Sydney. No further details provided
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Donald James Heap, MCDOWALL QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: grandson (raised as son)
Name of Descendant: Hathleen Ann Hall, Stafford Heights, QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Granddaughter
Name of Descendant: Jo-Anne Elizabeth Borthwick, Manly Qld
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Granddaughter
Name of Descendant: Michael AJ Heap, Sydney NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Grandson
Name of Descendant: Matthew J Heap, Zilzie QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Grandson
Name of Descendant: Olivia Grace Hall, Stafford Heights, QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great Granddaughter
Name of Descendant: Christopher James Hall, Stafford Heights, QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great Grandson
Name of Descendant: Dana Mary Hall, Stafford Heights, QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great Granddaughter
Name of Descendant: Isabel Alice Borthwick, Manly Qld
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great Granddaughter
Name of Descendant: Thomas William Borthwick, Manly Qld
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great Grandson
Name of Descendant: Jack Gonald Borthwick, Manly Qld
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great Grandson
