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Private William Warlow

Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: William Mathias Warlow

Ancestor's date of birth: 01/01/1882

Ancestor's date of death: 25/02/1963

Cause of Death: 1 Myocardial infarction, 2 arteriosclerosis, 3 diabetes mellitus.

Service and Life Before the Boer War: Born: Bristol, Gloucester, England 1882; immigrated to Australia aged 2 years in 1884.

Service Number: 197

Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided

Unit: 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen

Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 1901

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

Murray Page: 497

Contingent: Fifth Queensland.

Ship: Templemore, Date of Sailing: 06/05/1901

Memorial details: Details not provided

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Orange Free State, Transvaal South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 clasps.

Personal Characteristics: Details not provided

Reasons to go and fight: Details not provided

Details of service in war: April 1901 - March 1902 in east Transvaal, Free State including defeat at Mokari Drift (27 September 1901), and Natal border campaign including stand at Onverwacht (4 January 1902) where 13 died and 17 wounded.

Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Brisbane 30 June 1902 on the St Andrew. Sadly registrant did not provide further details.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Christopher John Strachan, South Brisbane QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: great grandson (in-law)

 


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