Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: John Luscombe
Ancestor's date of birth: 11/11/1873
Ancestor's date of death: 08/03/1971
Cause of Death: Unknown
Service and Life Before the Boer War: Drover and shearer
Service Number: 1437
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Sydney
Unit: 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles
Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: 1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service
Murray Page: 133
Contingent: Fifth New South Wales
Ship: Maplemore, Date of Sailing: 17/03/1901
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Orange Free State, Transvaal SA 1901 and SA 1902 clasps.
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Unknown
Details of service in war: April 1901 - April 1902 in Free State and East Transvaal including Boer breakthrough at Langverwacht (24 February 1902).
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia: 3 June 1902. No other details provided.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Donald Luscombe, Winmalee NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grandson
