Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: George Hare

Ancestor's date of birth: 17/01/1881

Ancestor's date of death: 12/07/1967

Cause of Death: Detail not provided

Service and Life Before the Boer War: Born at Merloga VIC and was still living there ar time of enlistment, worked as a farm labourer.

Service Number: 296

Colony or State of enlistment: VIC, Place of Enlistment: Merloga.

Unit: 6^th Australian Commonwealth Horse (VIc)

Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 26/04/1902

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service

Murray Page: 331

Contingent: Third Australian

Ship: Menelaus, Date of Sailing: 19/05/1902

Memorial details: Details not provided

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Nil

Personal Characteristics: Excellent horseman and stock man. Happy go lucky man. Family man. Footballer and good family man. Height 179 cm, of fair complexion with grey eyes and dark brown hair.

Reasons to go and fight: Good horseman.

Details of service in war: Unit arrived after peace treaty concluded.

Service and life after the Boer War: Apparently did no more service....Had 18 children altogether after his first wife died he remarried...Worked on the land.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: George Rodgers Hare, Deniliquin NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Son

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