Hobart, Tasmania - Queens Domain
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member SamWalkers
S 42° 52.586 E 147° 20.013
55G E 527241 N 5252853
In Memory of Tasmanian Soldiers who died in the South African War. 1899 — 1902
Waymark Code: WM8QXW
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Date Posted: 05/04/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Pensive Travellers
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The memorial forms part of the remembrance walk through the Queens Domain in Hobart.
 
 

 
 
Named on the plaque are:

  
 
IN MEMORY OF
TASMANIAN SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
1899 —— 1902
C. H. BAILEY
T. W. BARKER
H. A. BETTS
H. M. BLACK
C. H. BROWN
J. BUTLER
A. BUTTON
F. G. COWELL
C. CUNDY
R. P. DOOLIN
C. L. ELLIS
E. C. EVANS
J. PHEGAN
A. E. FITZALLEN
T. GALVIN
A. GILHAM		 L. P. HUTTLEY
V. L. HODGMAN
E. R. JACSON
L. T. J. LETTE
D. M. LYNE
B. W. C. MORRISBY
F. E. MORRISBY
P. McLAREN
J. ORR
R. P. PITT
A. A. SALE
H. G. THIRLWALL
W. I. WADLEY
C. H. WALTER
J. WARBURTON
F. A. WARNER
 
 
 
 
 

The dedication stone reads:

THIS MEMORIAL STONE
WAS LAID BY
H. R. H.
THE DUKE OF CORNWALL AND YORK
ON THE 4TH JULY 1901

  
 
 
 

There is a Bronze Plaque that reads:

TASMANIAN CONTINGENTS.
NUMBERS, NAMES OF COMMANDING OFFICERS.
AND DATES OF DEPARTURE.

1ST TASMANIAN CONTINGENT: 80
CAPT. C. ST.CLAIR CAMERON. 27TH OCT 1899

DRAFT FOR 1ST CONTINGENT: 47
CAPT. A. H. RIGGALL. 18TH JAN. 1900

TASMANIAN BUSHMEN: 53
LT. COL. E. T. WALLACK. 5TH MAR. 1900

1ST TASMANIAN IMPERIAL CONTINGENT: 122
CAPT. R. C. LEWISL. 26TH APR. 1900

2ND TASMANIAN IMPERIAL CONTINGENT: 254
LT. COL. E. T. WATCHORN. 27TH MAR. 1901

"E" COMPANY 1ST BATTALION A..C.H: 63
CAPT. A. W. B. PERCEVAL. 16TH FEB. 1902.

"E" COMPANY 3RD BATTALION A..C.H: 121
CAPT. A. MORRISBY. 8TH APR. 1902.

"C" SQUADRON 3RD BATTALION A..C.H: 120
CAPT. K. A. OGILVY. 21ST MAY. 1902.

  
     

 

 

Which Boer War?: Not listed

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First Boer War (Alternate Name): Not listed

Second Boer War (Alternate Name): Not listed
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