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Sergeant Hamilton Yaldwyn |
Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Hamilton St Clair Yaldwyn
Ancestor's date of birth: 03/12/1871
Ancestor's date of death: 17/07/1916
Cause of Death: Pheumonia
Service Number: 33
Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Brisbane
Unit: Queensland Imperial Bushman
Rank attained in Boer War: SGT, Date Effective: 01/06/1900
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): LT, Date Effective: Detail not provided
Murray Page: 480
Contingent: 4th Queensland Contingent
Ship: Manchester Port, Date of Sailing: 18/05/1900
Other Boer War Service: Lieutenant, Captain, in the 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse (did not see action).
Memorial details: Toowoong Cemetery Brisbane Qld
Decorations: Detail not provided
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: Embarked on Transport Britannic on the 5th July 1901 together with members of West Ausralian,Tasmanian and NSW Contingents with whom the 4th had served the whole time. Arrived in Brisbane 5th August 1901 and the unit was disbanded on the 10th August 1901.
Service and life after the Boer War: Served as a Lieutenant with the 5th Light Horse, 11th Reinforcements, served in Eygpt, WW1.
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Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Marilyn Nawrath, Norman Gardens QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great Niece
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