Private James Fyfe

Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: James Fyfe

Ancestor's date of birth: Detail not provided

Ancestor's date of death: Detail not provided

Cause of Death: Detail not provided

Service Number: 403

Colony or State of enlistment: VIC, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided

Unit: 3 (Bushmens) Contingent

Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: Detail not provided

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Detail not provided

Murray Page: 246

Contingent: 3rd Victorian

Ship: Date of Sailing: Detail not provided

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Decorations: Queens South Africa Medal

Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided

Details of service in war: April 1900 - April 1901 as part of Vialls' 3rd Bushmen Regt in Rhodesia under Carington, west Transvaal including skirmish at Koster River where six killed (22 July 1900), and under Plumer in northern Transvaal including battle of Rhenoster Kop (29 November 1900), great De Wet hunt including charge at Wolwekuil (14 February 1901) and advance on Pietersburg

Service and life after the Boer War: Detail not provided

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Michael Fyfe, Brisbane QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Grand Son

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