The Queensland Citizen Bushmen, also known as the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, was a mounted infantry regiment raised in Queensland for service during the Second Boer War. Formed as part of the third Queensland contingent with an original strength of 316 men, it departed for South Africa on 2 March 1900 aboard the Duke of Portland. Under the command of Major Walter Tunbridge, it initially served in Rhodesia, and later in west Transvaal, where it took part in the Relief of Mafeking, and actions at Koster River and Elands River. It then served in northern Transvaal, including actions at Rhenoster Kop and Wolwekuil, and the advance on Pietersburg. Fatal casualties included three men killed or died of wounds, and five dead from disease. The unit returned to Australia in June 1901 on the Morayshire.[1]
| Queensland Citizen Bushmen | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1900–1901 |
| Country | Queensland |
| Allegiance | British Empire |
| Type | Mounted Infantry |
| Size | 316 men ~ 2–3 squadrons |
| Engagements | Second Boer War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Walter Tunbridge |
Notes edit
- ^ Wilcox 2002, p. 399.
References edit
- Wilcox, Craig (2002). Australia's Boer War: The War in South Africa 1899–1902. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-551637-0.
Further reading edit
- Murray, P.L. (1911). Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa. Melbourne: Department of Defence. OCLC 13323046.
- Wallace, Robert (1976). The Australians at the Boer War. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. ISBN 0-642-99391-2.