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Private Thomas Golden

Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: Thomas Sydney Golden

Ancestor's date of birth: Detail not provided

Ancestor's date of death: 01/11/1846

Cause of Death: Age related

Service and Life Before the Boer War: A grocer originally from Victoria had had 7 months previous service with the Freemantle Artillery Volunteers

Service Number: 64

Colony or State of enlistment: WA, Place of Enlistment: Karrakatta

Unit: 1st Western Australian Mounted Infantry

Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 01/11/1899

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

Murray Page: 401

Contingent: First Western Australian

Ship: SS Medic, Date of Sailing: 07/11/1899

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal, Diamond Hill, Johannesburg and Orange Free State clasps.

Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided

Details of service in war: Service: November 1899 - October 1900 in northern Cape Colony including defence of Australian Hill (9 February 1900), Free State, and Transvaal including battle of Diamond Hill (11-12 June 1900) and reverse at Palmietfontein (19 July 1900); part of Australian Regiment November 1899-April 1900, converted to mounted rifles December 1899, joined to 1st NSW Mounted Rifles April-October 1900 (1st Mtd Infantry Bde).

Service and life after the Boer War: Returned: 29 December 1900 on the Orient. No further details provided.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Benjamin Golden, Albany WA
Relationship to Ancestor: Son


 

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