Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: August Frederick William MAIER
Ancestor's date of birth: 03/10/1870
Ancestor's date of death: 01/05/1956
Cause of Death: Urinary infection
Service Number: 46
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW Place of Enlistment: Newcastle
Unit: NSW Army Medical Corps
Rank attained in Boer War: LCPL, Date Effective: Detail not provided
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): WO1, Date Effective: Detail not provided
Murray Page: 22
Contingent: 1st NSW AMC
Ship: SS Kent, Date of Sailing: 28/10/1899
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Decorations: Detail not provided
Personal Characteristics: Very intelligent, well informed, sober, obedient. A brave man on the field and well disciplined
Reasons to go and fight: To serve his country
Details of service in war: Detail not provided
Service and life after the Boer War: WWI 7th Light Horse, Service Number 3546 WWII NSW Police Reserve
Note: Murray page number 22 misspelt his surname with an 's' on the end.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Stewart Cosmann Kostlin Mitchell, Mount Riverview NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grandson
