The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Sergeant Arthur Oxford |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Arthur Robert French Oxford
Ancestor's date of birth: 31/03/1882
Ancestor's date of death: 06/11/1917
Cause of Death: Killed in Action - Palestine WW1
Service Number: 192
Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Brisbane
Unit: 5th Qld Imperial Bushman
Rank attained in Boer War: SGT, Date Effective: 01/07/1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): SGT, Date Effective: 01/01/19
Murray Page: 497
Contingent: Fifth Queensland
Ship: Templemore, Date of Sailing: 06/03/1901
Memorial details: He is buried in the Beersheba Commonwealth War Cemetery, Israel. (Grave C. 42)
Decorations: Queen and King's South Africa Medals with clasps 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Personal Characteristics: Height: 1.7 m, weight: 58 kg (1915); of dark complexion and brown eyes; he gave his religion as Methodist
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: April 1900 - March 1902 in east Transvaal, Free State including defeat at Mokari Drift (27 September 1901), and Natal border campaign including stand at Onverwacht (4 January 1902) where 13 died and 17 wounded.
Service and life after the Boer War: His record shows he was killed on 6 November 1917, when serving as a sergeant (prom 2 November 1916 - #2223A) with 12 Company, 3 (ANZAC) Battalion, Imperial Camel Brigade in Palestine.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Jill Matzke, Laidley Heights QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand DaughterName of Descendant: Steve Matzke, Laidley Heights QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great GrandsonName of Descendant: Joanna Matzke, Ipswich Qld
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Grand daughterName of Descendant: Casey Matzke, Laidley Heights QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great Grandson
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