The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Private Albert Waterer |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Albert Waterer
Ancestor's date of birth: 28/04/1881
Ancestor's date of death: 25/06/1970
Cause of Death: Coronary Occlusion
Service Number: 35027
Colony or State of enlistment: Not applicable Place of Enlistment: Middlesex England
Unit: 48 Coy, 7th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: On enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No details provided of post Boer War service
Murray Page: Not applicable did not serve in an Australian unit
Contingent: Not applicable
Ship: Sailed from the UK
Memorial details: Plaque/Niche Northern Suburbs Crematorium NSW
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal, Orange Free State, Cape Colony clasps; King's South Africa Medal with 1901 and 1902 clasps
Personal Characteristics: Details not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Details not provided
Details of service in war: Arrived in South Africa 23 March 1900. He served in Transvaal, Orange Free State, Cape Colony. The Yeomanry, light horsemen from farming regions of the UK were Kitchener's answer to the effective Boer commandos. History records that after a disaster at Lindley involving the 13 bn, the Yeomanry did much valuable work patrolling the veldt, but saw little action.
Service and life after the Boer War: Details not provided
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Robert Waterer, Narrabeen NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Son
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