The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Private Albert Milne |
Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Albert William Milne
Ancestor's date of birth: 10/10/1878
Ancestor's date of death: 01/01/1956
Cause of Death: Not Known
Service Number: 17
Colony or State of enlistment: VIC Place of Enlistment: Melbourne
Unit: 1st Victorian Infantry Contingent
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 01/01/19
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Did not serve again
Murray Page: 227
Contingent: First Victorian
Ship: S.S. Medic, Date of Sailing: 28/10/1899
Memorial details: VMR Memorial Melbourne
Decorations: Queens South Africa Medal Clasps, Cape Colony and Orange Free State
Personal Characteristics: Brave and Loyal
Reasons to go and fight: Monarchist
Details of service in war: November 1899 - October 1900 in northern Cape Colony including defence of Pink Hill where five killed (12 February), in Free State, and in east Transvaal; core of Australian Regiment November 1899 - April 1900, converted to mounted rifles December 1899.
Service and life after the Boer War: Occupation listed as Actor and Stone Cutter.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Patricia Sharpe, Yowie Bay NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Daughter
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