The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Special Correspondent Andrew Paterson |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Andrew Barton Paterson
Ancestor's date of birth: 17/02/1874
Ancestor's date of death: 05/02/1941
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Service Number: Not Applicable
Colony or State of enlistment: QLD Place of Enlistment: Not provided
Unit: War correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald
Rank attained in Boer War: Special Correspondent, Date Effective: 11/1899
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Major, Date Effective: 1918
Murray Page: Not included in Murray
Contingent: With 2nd NSW Lancers
Ship: SS Kent, Date of Sailing: 28/10/1899
Memorial details: Not provided
Decorations: WW1 medals only
Personal Characteristics: Poet
Reasons to go and fight: Curiosity and patriotism
Details of service in war: Andrew (Banjo) Paterson, the great Australian poet, was a War Correspondent. No other information given by descendant. CLICK HERE for biography.
Service and life after the Boer War: Served in WW2 eventually being promoted Major.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Rosamund Campbell, Bowral NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand daughter
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