Private Walter Caunt

Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: Walter John Caunt

Ancestor's date of birth: 22/06/1880

Ancestor's date of death: 01/02/1938

Cause of Death: Not Stated

Service Number: 289

Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Cootamundra or Narrandera

Unit: NSW Imperial Bushmen, C Company

Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 01/01/19

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service

Murray Page: 97

Contingent: Fourth New South Wales

Ship: Armenian, Date of Sailing: 23/04/1900

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Decorations: QSA with Clasps: Cape Colony, Transvaal, Orange Free State, Rhodesia, SA 1901.

Personal Characteristics: Boundry Rider

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided

Details of service in war: 1900 - May 1901 in Rhodesia under Carington and west Transvaal including capture of de la Rey's convoy and guns at Wildfontein (24 March 1901).

Service and life after the Boer War: No details provided

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Irene Patterson, Narrandera NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Niece

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