Category: 5th Battalion, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Categories: Australian Army, Second Boer War | Queensland Mounted Infantry
The 5th Battalion, Queensland Imperial Bushmen initially arrived in South Africa in the Second Boer War in April 1900 with three mounted squadron and a cyclist squadron; a strength of 529 all ranks. They withdrew in March 1902. The battalion lost 26 killes in action / died of wounds and four died from disease. Commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel John Flewell-Smith.
Person Profiles (9)
Uglow Batchelor
13 Aug 1877 St Mary Cray, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 10 Dec 1919
William Busby
1883 Geelong, Victoria, Australia - 1938
Hubert Carter
31 Jan 1875 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 14 Jul 1934
Thomas Dodds
11 Nov 1873 Gateshead, County Durham, England, United Kingdom - 15 Oct 1943
John Flewell-Smith
11 Sep 1863 Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 26 Dec 1942
Walter Longland
31 May 1877 Queensland, Australia - 13 Aug 1965
Casimir Sellheim
abt 1870 Queensland, Australia
Frederick Toll
18 Jan 1872 Bowen, Queensland (Australia) - 06 Nov 1955
Henry Vialls
07 Nov 1859 Bampton, Devon, England - 16 May 1918
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