The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Corporal Charles Attrill |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Charles Henry Attrill
Ancestor's date of birth: 1871
Ancestor's date of death: 16/05/1945
Cause of Death: Passed on after a short illness
Service Number: 226
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided
Unit: B Squadron 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse
Rank attained in Boer War: CPL, Date Effective: Not known
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service
Murray Page: 188
Contingent: Second Australian
Ship: Columbian, Date of Sailing: 22/05/1902
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with SA02 clasp.
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: This splended Battalion had no chance to of dispalying it's capabilities as it arrived after the end of the war. A brief Garrisson duty in Newcastle,Natal and Durban.
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia on 1 July 1902. No further details provided.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Joy Esmae Giamboi, West Ryde NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Niece
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