The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Private John Semple |
Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: John Semple
Ancestor's date of birth: 19/02/1879
Ancestor's date of death: 15/05/1901
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Service Number: 403
Colony or State of enlistment: WA, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided
Unit: Western Australian Mounted Infantry
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 01/01/19
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Did not survive Boer War
Murray Page: 430 and 440
Contingent: 6th Western Australian
Ship: Ulstermore, Date of Sailing: 09/04/1901
Memorial details: Australian War Memorial Canberra, Panel 3
Decorations: Detail not provided.
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided.
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.
Details of service in war: Served from early May 1901 in east Transvaal under Walter Kitchener; Killed in action near Carolina 15/05/1901.
Service and life after the Boer War: Did not survive Boer War
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Dale Liepins, Torrens ACT
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Uncle
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