Ancestor Details

Name of Ancestor: Hugh Talbot

Ancestor's date of birth: 09/04/1883

Ancestor's date of death: 19/05/1934

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Service and Life Before the Boer War: Born at Swansea. Worked as a messenger.

Service Number: 1428

Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Sydney

Unit: 3^rd Australian Commonwealth Horse (NSW)

Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: 08/04/1902

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): BDR, Date Effective: 17/11/1916

Murray Page: 183

Contingent: Second Australian

Ship: Manhattan, Date of Sailing: 01/04/1902

Memorial details: Detail not provided.

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with SA 1902 clasp. British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Personal Characteristics: Height 172 cm, weight 75 kg (1916), of fresh complexion with blue eyes and brown hair.

Reasons to go and fight: His Older Brother (my Grandfather) was living in South Africa and had enlisted His name was William Henry Talbot (Trooper with the Imperial Light Horse service number 1433).

Details of service in war: The 3^rd Australian Commonwealth Horse did not see active service in South Africa. Their time was spent in camp at Kitchener's Kop, Natal.

Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia: 9-13 August 1902 on Drayton Grange. Did mot marry. Worked as a motor mechanic. Lived at Berowra NSW. In WW1 he joined the AIF on 14 January 1916 and served as 15597 Gunner Hugh Talbot 5^th FAB, 5th Reinforcements then Bombadier with 2^nd Division Ammunition Column Sailed on HMAS Ceramic 14 April 1916 Fought on Western Front Returned on Rio-Negro 29 March 1919.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Robert Cecil Talbot, Alexandra Hills QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Nephew

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