Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: John Joseph Horgan
Ancestor's date of birth: 01/04/1880
Ancestor's date of death: 21/01/1955
Cause of Death: Gangrene
Service Number: 78
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Jerilderie
Unit: 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: On enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service.
Murray Page: 154
Contingent: Fifth New South Wales.
Ship: Custodian, Date of Sailing: 17/03/1901 (most likely)
Memorial details: Detail not provided.
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided.
Reasons to go and fight: Seeking adventure
Details of service in war: Unit formed May 1901 in Klerksdorp around reinforcements intended for Citizen and Imperial Bushmen contingents. Service was May 1901 - May 1902 in west then east then west Transvaal.
Service and life after the Boer War: He was a farmer, selector and roads contractor in Jerilderie NSW after his return from the Boer War.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: John Christopher Horgan, Hamlyn Terrace NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: grandson
