Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Herbert Albert Sealey
Ancestor's date of birth: 06/05/1875
Ancestor's date of death: 30/04/1900
Cause of Death: Enteric fever at Bloomfontein
Service and Life Before the Boer War: Labourer on family farm at Corndale near Casterton Victoria. Saw service in H Company of the militia Victorian Mounted Rifles prior to enlisting in 2VMR on 28 December 1899 aged 24.
Service Number: 206
Colony or State of enlistment: VIC, Place of Enlistment: Casterton
Unit: 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 28/12/1899
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Did not survive the Boer War.
Murray Page: 236 and 336
Contingent: Second Victorian
Ship: Eurylus, Date of Sailing: 13/01/1900
Memorial details: Casterton Memorial, Methodist Church Casterton, Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Buried President Brand cemetery, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony and Orange Free State Clasps.
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided.
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.
Details of service in war: From February 1900 in northern Cape Colony, and Free State. Died of Enteric fever at Bloomfontein 30 April 1900.
Service and life after the Boer War: Did not survive the Boer War.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Robert James Sealey, Melbourne VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great nephewName of Descendant: Monty Smith, Georgetown SA
Relationship to Ancestor: great niece
