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The contingents supplied from West Australia were:

Contingent

Officers

Men

Arrived in SA

Left SA

West Australian 1st Mounted Rifles Contingent

5

125

Nov 1899

Dec 1900

West Australian 2nd Mounted Infantry Contingent

6

97

Feb 1900

Nov 1900

West Australian 3rd Bushmen Contingent

7

109

Apr 1900

May 1901

West Australian 4th Mounted Infantry Contingent

7

120

May 1900

Jul 1901

West Australian 5th Mounted Infantry Contingent

14

207

Mar 1901

Apr 1902

West Australian 6th Mounted Infantry Contingent

14

214

Apr 1901

Apr 1902

2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse

2

58

Mar 1902

Jul 1902

4th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse

5

115

Apr 1902

Jul 1902

8th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse

4

116

Jun 1902

Jul 1902

Total

64

1161

 

 

West Australia furnished contributions to the Commonwealth Troops.  Only the first squadron were in time to take part in the closing drives.

Click on the icon to read the account of these contingents from Lt Col P L Murray's 1911 'Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa' pdficon_large

Honours and awards gained by the West Australia Contingents:

Lieutenant F W Bell, West Australian MI (5th and 6th contingents) won the VC.

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 Surname   Forename/inits   Regimental no   Rank   Notes 
AbbottA373PrivateDangerously wounded. Roodebank, 1 February 1902
MI
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll
AbbottA PPrivateWest Australian Contingent. MID LG: 29 July 1902, page: 4855. Source: General Kitchener. 23 June 1902. Re: Final despatch & mentions
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AdamsF T385PrivateKilled in action. Grobbelaar Recht, 16 May 1901
MI
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll
AldayR168PrivateKilled in action. Roodebank, 1 February 1902
MI
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll
AngelT A105PrivateWest Australian Bushmen. MID LG: 9 July 1901, page: 4562. Source: General Kitchener. 8 May 1901. Re: General mentions
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AshmoreT81PrivateSlightly wounded. Palmietfontein, 19 July 1900
MI
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll
BarryJ75SergeantWest Australian Mounted Infantry. MID LG: 16 April 1901, page: 2608. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 2 April 1901. Re: General mentions
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BedwillA50PrivatePrisoner. Driefontein, 26 May 1900
Released. MI
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll
BellF W8PrivateSeverely wounded. Palmietfontein, 19 July 1900
MI
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll
BellF WLieutenantWest Australian Mounted Infantry. MID LG: 20 August 1901, page: 5482. Source: General Kitchener. 8 July 1901. Re: General mentions
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