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The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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| Trooper Ralph Holland |
Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Ralph Maas Holland
Ancestor's date of birth: 1880
Ancestor's date of death: 25/06/1964 Sydney NSW
Cause of Death: Old Age
Service Number: 21901
Colony or State of enlistment: Not applicable, Place of Enlistment: England UK
Unit: 106th Staffordshire Company, 4th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry
Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: On enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service
Murray Page: Not applicable did not serve in an Australian unit.
Contingent: Second Imperial Yeomanry Contingent
Ship: Detail not available
Memorial details: Interred at St Stephens Kurrajong NSW
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with SA 1901, SA 1902, Orange Free State and Transvaal.
Personal Characteristics: Interested in Musical Comedy all his life.
Reasons to go and fight: Was serving in the Yeomanry prior to the War.
Details of service in war: The 4 Bn IY arrived in South Africa in April 1900, and sent to serve in the Orange Free State, then Transvaal. The 106 Company was raised in 1901, and equipped to fight as mounted infantry.
Service and life after the Boer War: Must have migrated to Australia, no further details provided.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Margaret Andrews, Wodonga VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Niece by marriage
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