Privare Thomas Kerwin

Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: Thomas Edward Kerwin

Ancestor's date of birth: 01/01/1873

Ancestor's date of death: 27/04/1939

Cause of Death: Not Known

Service Number: 1004

Colony or State of enlistment: VIC, Place of Enlistment: Birreguara

Unit: 5^th Victorian Mounted Rifles

Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: Detail not available

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No detail of post war service provided

Murray Page: 287

Contingent: Fifth Victorian

Ship: Orient, Date of Sailing: 15/02/1901

Memorial details: Fawkner Cemetery, 27 April 1901 Grave # RC 4004, VMR Memorial Melbourne

Decorations: King's South Africa Medal wit 1901 and 1902 clasps

Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided

Details of service in war: Various actions on trek including: Wilmanrust,Onverwacht Hills,Leewwfontein,Rhenoster Kop, Kilapin, Kornfontein, Drivefontein and Nooitgedacht.

Service and life after the Boer War: Detail not provided

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Allan Linron, Mornington VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Grandson

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