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The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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| Trooper (later Lance Corporal) Richard Blair |
Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Richard John Blair
Ancestor's date of birth: 10/06/1871
Ancestor's date of death: 20/04/1946
Cause of Death: Age
Service and Life Before the Boer War: Born in Victoria Docks London. Marine engineer before settling in Sydney in 1897.
Service Number: 103
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW Place of Enlistment: Sydney
Unit: 2 NSW Mounted Rifles
Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: 01/01/19
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): LCPL, Date Effective: 23/11/1916
Murray Page: 111
Contingent: Fifth New South Wales
Ship: Custodian, Date of Sailing: 07/03/1901
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 clasps. 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Personal Characteristics: Height 172 cm, weight 68 kg, with brown hair blue eyes and fair complexion.
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: April 1901 - April 1902 in west then east Transvaal.
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia 4 June 1902. Worked as an Engineer. Married Alice. Re-enlisted 29 September 1915 in the 5th Squadron Second Remount Unit. Embarked for Egypt on the "Orsova" 10 November 1915. Service Number 1241. Promoted to Lance Corporal. Saw service in Egypt. Returned to Australia and discharged 21 November 1916.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Bruce Robert Blair, Omokoroa New Zealand
Relationship to Ancestor: Great nephew
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