Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Donald Norman McClymont
Ancestor's date of birth: 01/01/1878
Ancestor's date of death: 01/01/1961
Cause of Death: Unknown
Service Number: 1959
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: ORANGE
Unit: A Squadron 3 NSW MNTD RIFLES
Rank attained in Boer War: CPL, Date Effective: 11/12/1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Detail not provided
Murray Page: 127
Contingent: Fifth New South Wales
Ship: British Princess, Date of Sailing: 21/03/1901
Memorial details: Boer War Memorial Orange NSW
Decorations: King's South Africa Medal with 1901 and 1902 clasps
Personal Characteristics: Unknown
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: May 1901 - May 1902 in west then east Transvaal under Ingouville Williams then west Transvaal under Ian Hamilton. Two letters from this soldier were published in the Orange newspapers and I can supply copies of these later.
Service and life after the Boer War: Not known but research is continuing
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Robert John Willson, Deakin ACT
Relationship to Ancestor: Great nephew
