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THE RANK AND FILE.

The following is a biographical list, as complete as we have been able to make it in the bustle of camp life, of the men in the South Australian contingent, who will leave today:-

Kuba?e, John Charles, colour-sergeant; born at Gilles Plains August 2S, 1809, single Member Permanent Force for seven aua a hJf years. Served three years Victorian Rangers. Momber Diamond Jubilee contin gent, and went through course tnrce months' gunnery at tihoeburyness. Pro mincnt cyclist for few years. Senior War den of Lodge of Truth, No. 8, S-A.C. of rreemasons. Johnston, A. W., married. Previously attached io Victorian Forces, holding com mission. Watson, W. W., born in 1871. sinzle, warehouseman. C Company, 1st Battalion Infantry. Laycock, Frank, sergeant, born Adelaide March IS, 1869, bookseller, single. Father living at Fisher-street, Norwood. Eleven years B Company, 2nd Regiment' and C Company, 1st Battalion. Schwan. William, sergeant, born at .Moonta, April 10, 18C7; ore-drc*»r, Moonta Mines; single. About twelve yean Moonta Company, 2nd Battalion. Infantry. An ex cellent nfle shot; has taken part in matches in several of the colonies. In a match at Randwick made top score at 500 yards amongst 750 competitors, making nine bulls eyes and one magpie. In all branches of athletics, including rowing and running, has won quite £.500 in .trophies and money. Thomas, William, sergeant, born at Camborne, Cornwall, 1854; married. When a lad of sixteen years enlisted in British Army. Served in Spanish Civil War for fifteen months in 187545. fighting on aid* of Royalist*.- Came to South 'Australia in 1879. When local forces were reorganized was made a warrant officer and quarter master-sergeant of 2nd Battalion. ? As a drill instructor his cervices have been much in requisition. Doherty, Henry Patrick, sergeant, bom County Cork, Ireland, July*, 1862; jtymnav tic^ instructor; married. Joined Imperial Army 1870; served six and a half years in Grenadier Guards; fought with them in Mexico and Egypt. Wounded in Battle of Tel-el-Kebtr. Gained Khedive's Star oi Egypt and Egyptian Medal, with .two dotps; intends to go on to England for tieie decorations. Awarded first-class cer tafkaic for gymnastic instruction at. Alder '»hot. Arrived :n South Australia in 1887; served in D Compu-y, 2nd Regiment ass

appointea'to~A' Company 'uhaer the n.ew conditions of the forces. 1 Ilanlcy, Thomas, sergeant; married; forty-two years of age. lias probably seen more ochre - service than any member of the contingent. Wns in twenty-seven engagements' in Afghanistan campaign, and was wounded at ilajuba Hill, wnerc he was attached to 92nd Gordon Hkhlanden. McGiHivray, James; corporal; born Avc more, Scotland, January tf), 1851; grazier; married. Joined AdclaidVVolunitccrsinlS7V, and was sergeant in Parkside Company and sergeant of the Special Drill Company. Won battalion and many other prizes for shooting, and was highest in 1885 for South Australia against Devon, England. Select ed in international firing team, Scotch against Melbourne, in U8«, and won £51 in prizes that year iu Melbourne. Served six year* in the Victoria. Mounted Kiilea, and since the formation of the Kifle Com pany at Mount Oambier has been connect ed with that corps. Heinjus, John 11., corporal; born Shea oak Log, October 11, 1870; single. Member of the Permanent Force for nearly four years. Wilson. Frederick Middleton, corporal; born at Brisbane on March 31, 1876; single; Bank clerk. Paddington School (Sydney) Cadets, three years; Sydney Scottish Rifles (sergeant), three years; D Battery, Field Artillery, Sydney, one year; and three years B Battery Garrison Artillery, Ade laide .     Waite, William C. N., corporal; born at Adelaide September 8, 1879; single. Three yean (- Battery, Garrison Artillery. Kloffer, Theodore Julius, corporal; born at Lyndoch Valley February 23, 1873; single. Three years district gunner, Largs Fort, first-ciass shot. Noblet, George Ernest Howard, corporal; born at South Koine on November 27, 1808; single; both parents living at Victoria-street. Queenstown. Thirteen years' military expe rience in Jamestown Company. Member of Jubilee contingent, riding in Queen's, escort, and represented South Australia with Lieutccant-Coloucl Rowcll at the pre sentation. Macintosh, Neil Alexander, corporal; born at Bcnbecula, Scotland, October 12, louu, single; painter. 2ud Battalion Adelaide RiHes, Afo'int Gambier Company, three years Member Diamond Juuilee contin gent. Cooper, Arthur William Richard, lance corporal, born Rochester, South Australia, December 15, 1874; married. Three year* Permanent Artillery. Marksman; member Semaphore Defence Rifle Club. Oldham, Dudley Castle, lance-corporal, born at Gawler, 1878; clerk; single. Two and a half years B Battery Garrison Ar tillery; marksman. Rispin, Arthur dnlton, lance-corporal, born at Leeds, Yorkshire; plasterer; married. Ten years Victorian and South Australian Forces; bombardier A Battery Field Artillery; marksman. Muir^F., lance-corporal, bora in 1870; angle; phobocrapher. Barron, R. T., laace-corporal, widower. Doherty, R, J. A., lance-corporal, married. Gliemann, T. W., corporal bngTer, «inffle. Walter, J. C, lance-corporal bugler, single. Rust, William, lance-corporal Eignaller, born at Glanrille, February 18, 1876; single; engine-smith. Two years as sig naller, holding rank of corporal 1st Bat talion Infantry. Eighteen months Per manent Force as trumpeter. Aiston, G., born in 1879; single. Per manent Aiitillery. Angrave, Andrew, private, born at Mor gan, River Murray, May 24, 1877; rinde; brickmaker. O Company, 1st Battalion two and a half years. Alexander, John James, private, born at Adelaide, January 22, 1879; packer; single. Fifteen months' military experience. Aldcrsey, W~ private, single. Becker, A. A., private, born in 1876: single; packer. No. 1 Squadron Mounted Rifles. Butefisch, W.,priv»te, married. Brown, John Riddle, private-; born Glas gow August 13, 1878; single, plumber. D Company 1st Battalion 2X ycart; marks man. ? Burton, Thomas Petham, private; born at Mount Gambier in 1S76; single; shop as sistant. Mount Gambier Infantry 2 years. Bristowe, E. W., private; fiingle. A Com pany Reserve. ' . Bennett, John, private; born at Adelaide March .3, 1878: single; photosrapher. B Company, 1st Battalion, 3 ycare. Bradshaw, Charles Henry, private; born in Surrey, Enghnd, October 1, 1877; single; gardener. B Company, 1st Battalion, 3 years. Bate*, A.S., private, single. Bothe, A., private, single; born at Hope Valley. ? Brisbane, Alexander, private; bom May bole; Ayrshire, March, 1806; single; la bourer. Joined forces at the time of the Russian war scare, and served in Norwood R.V.F. under Captain Basse. Three years in Victoria Rifles. ? Belongs to good old fighting family; had a brother in die Scotch Fusiliers; two uncles killed in the Crimea, Cornish, Frank Clement,- private; born at CampbeStown, Tasmania, 1878; single. Two and a half years Permanent Force. Carson, A. E., private; born in 1876; single. Permanent Artillery. Collins, Frederick William, private: born at Yankalilla September 5, 1863; widower; mason. Military experience 9 yean. . Cameron, Alexander D' Alton Kingston, private; born at Balaclava March 4, 1874; clerk; single. About. 15 months Permanent Force, Fort Lares. A successful athlete in Victoria and South Australia. Duncan, Edward Thomas, private; born at WhiUnore-square, Adelaide, March 22, 1ST?; tfingle; carpenter. Permanent Force 18 months. Dew, . Mordaunt John, private; born Mount Gambier August 31, 1872; single; cabinetmaker. Father, Samuel Dew, living at Mount Gambier. Permanent Force 2 years; Mount Gambler Infantry 3 years. Marksman. Member Mount Gambier Fire Brigade. Daviec, Griffith Cadwal'ader, private; born Prospect December 11, 1868; married; car penter. Motihcr living at Brisbane. Three years Permanent Force, Brisbane. Holds Koyal Humane Society's certificate. Dawson, T., private; born in 1873: single; ironworker. No. 1 Squadron Mounted Rifles. Eversley, Haynes Edward, private, born Bath, Somerset, England. May 26, 1866; shigle; bushman; no military experience. Ewens. Arthur Edwr-, private, born at Port MaeDonnell. February 22, 1875; single; labourer. Mount Gambier Infantry six months. Earl, John, private, born in Lancashire, January 31, 1376; labourer; single. Cham pion swimmer of South Australia. Edge, Arthur, .private, born at Warwick shire, England, May 3, 1871: prospec tor; single. Marksman; visited Mel bourne on several occasions with inter colonial rifle team. Travelled over 2,000 mile? to join contingent. Forbes, J., private, born in 1S66; mar ried; plasterer. A Company 1st Battalion. Foreman, Walter John, private, born at Fremantle, December 11. 1879; stonecutter; single. Twelve months B Battery Garrison Artillery and one year and nine months Field Artillery. First-class gunner in A Battery Field Artillery Gilbert, Lawrence, private, born Ade laide, March 17, 1875; single: mother liv ing near Mount Pleasant. Three years in Permanent Artillery, Victoria ; marksman. Hansen, E. H., private, born 1880; single; mason. No.' 1 Squadron Mounted Rifles. Hood, Thomas, private, born at Birming ham, England, December 20. 1874; store man; single. Six years B Company 3rd Battalion, and . three years Machine-gnu Corps. Holland. Thrmn* Kv«*tt, private. 1-orn July 7, 1879; single; mason; father living ai New Hindmarsb. D Company 1st Bat talion two years. Hay, James George, private, born at Leigh, Essex. Aupunt 9, 1S3S: horsehair worker; married. Nine years D Company 3rd Regimezt; won battalion prize for shooting one year; latterly served in C Coronany and Reserve. A brother was killed in tie Transvaal War of 18S1. Howe, Stanley, private, bom July 25, 1682; single; student: father Hon. J. II. Howe. Machine-gun Corps two years. Uill, Robert, private; born at Norwood on November IS, 1876; single; labourer. Adelaide Forces five years. Hare, John ' Lewis, private; born Ade laide September 8, 1S02; single. A Com pany 1st .Battalion nine month*. Our Eu duiida correspondent writes:— 'One of the departing: contingent hails from Eudunda, and bis name carries with it the hall-mark of a f carle??, plucky fellow, who if needs be would fieht with his fists if disarmed in the conflict. The lads' of the town'— and, indeed, many others as well— send their beet -wishes for honour and glory to the little band of fighters, and to John Hare especially do they send their 'fare wells,' with earnest hones of hi* raccess and safe return to South Australia.' - Holland, W., private; born in 1S78; sinde; mason. D Company, 1st Battalion. ? Hawkc. H. E., private: born in 1880: dingle: labonrer. ? No. 1 Company, Adelaide Mounted Rifle*. Jenkinson, T. R., private; born in 1878; ringle; ironmonger. C Company, 1st Bat jtolion. -? ? , ? Jones, Si R.. private; ample. Justice. William, private; bom at Payne ham. 1870; labourer;- single. Over five years in C Battery Garrison Artillery. - Kelly, William Joseph, private; horn it Maitland. March 1, 187S; single. Perma nent Force two and a half years. Keith, C. J.. private, married. 'Kilsby, A. J., private, single. . Leane, F. T., private; born in 1863; ?ingle.

Lanon, J. B. T., private, married. Malone, 31., private; born in 1830; single. Permanent Artillery. McBetb, Joseph Christopher Johns, pri vate; bora at Pekina, May 14, 1SS0. Per manent Force five weeks. Murch, A., private, single. Marrotev, George Lawrence, private; born at Aeyneton, May 11. 1879; Pintle; printer. B. Company, 1st Battalion, twelve months. Mncdonald, R.. private; born in 1879; currier: single. D Company, l*t Battalion. Marshall, Thomas, private; burn at Leeds, Yorkshire, 1873; seaman; single. Twelve months local infantry. McGavisk, Andrew, private; born The barton, July 24, 1879; single. B Company, 1st Battalion and Reserve. McArthur, Duncan, private, born at Mount Gambier, October 20, 1876; former; single. Mathews. F. G., private; single. Malone, R. A., private; single. Maloney, Cornelius, private, bom at Jamestown, March 24, 1880; labourer; single Six months Garrison Artillery. McLcod, D., private, bora in 1878; single; carpenter. 31ar-h]ne-gnn Corpr. Mackenzie, William Hnddnn. private, born at Edinburgh, Scotland, September 10, 1876; single; fireman, merchant steamships. Parents firing at Dawes Point, Sydney. . Maley, J., private, bora in 1SGS; married; bootmaker. A Battery Field Artillery. Mison, C. P., private, bora iu 1879; Morpuett, Henry Lewis Albert, private; bora at Clarendon June 14, 1880; black plate ironworker; single. Fifteen months in Machine-gun Corps. Mander, J. G., private; single. Nelson, O., private; single; smelter. B Company, 1st Battalion. Naughton. Thomas Angustine. private; born at Ardrossan October 9, 1800; draper; single. Nixon, Albert Rowefl, private; born at North Adelaide, 1860; carpenter und joiner; married. Fifteen years drummer iu Mili tarv Baud. Noblct, John Ernest, private; born at P.elalic East May 14, 1876; fanner; single. F.iclit months ia Jamestown Mounted Ritlra. Owen, R. W.. private; bora in I860: single; diarcbroker. Lance-Corporal D Company. 1st Battalion. Partridge, George Richardson, private; born Mount Barker December 12, 1SS1; sinde; Back clerk. Fdthcr. John Pal triage, Mount Barker. Garrison Artillery 3 month*. __ ' Provis, F. H.. private; bora 111 IS11; single; clerk. Bombardier in C Battery, Garriton Artillery. Pinkaev, S. C, private; single. Pope, John, private; bom in- 1S60 at Mount Barker; labourer; married. Twelve vears' military experience. One of the be^t fide MiotR of the contingent; nwrksmtui in his first year. . Parsons, John William, private: born at Victor Harbour on October 12, 1878; single; farmer. Yankalilla Mounted Rules 1 year and 9 months. _ Pctree, Jamc* Dlis, private; bom at Port Augusta, January 24, 1875; Fhorlhand writcr and typist;' single. About tin and a half years A Battery Field Artillery. Kavmond, Leonard Linton, private; bora at Kciihlev. Yorkshire. February 0, 1S71; sinsle. Only child of the late Sir Charlw nnd Lady Emery Raymond, of Raymond H.ill. Caiuc to colonies four mouths ago. Four years Bedford College Rifles; won Bedford CoUcce Belt two years in succes sion. . Reid, James, private; born at Port Lin coln, January 14, 1865; bootmaker; siugle. Four yt-ars corporal A Company, rim Bat talion, and three yean in Victorian forces; first-clas* shot. Rnddock, J. W., private; bora io 1S79; butcher; single. D Company 1st Battalion. Suffolk, William Charles, private; bom London, April 9, 1861; married; bootmaker. Military experience eleven years in v icto nan and South Australian forces; marks man. Stephens, T. H.. private; bora in 1875; single; labourer. A Company 1st Battalion. Simpson. Alexander, private: bora nt. Adelaide July 31, 1878; single; dicker. Ac tive Force 4wo years, Reserve one year. Swanson, J. H., private; bora in *~i7; single. Machine-gun Corps. Short. K., private; bora in 1879; gentle man. D Company list Battalion. Smith, George, private; bom May 29, 1S79; sinsle; 0 Company. 1st Batuauon nine months. ... Shearer, John Hugh, private; bora at Adelaide, September 1, 1S73; single. No military experience. Member S.A. Caledo nian Society and Pipers' Band; prominent footballer. Stacev, W. A. J_., private, bora in 1S79, taniur;* single; driver Machine-gun Corp*. Scott, A. E., privaie, horn in 1871, biit rher. married; No. 1 Company Adelaide Mounted Rifles. Smith, William Edwin, private, bom at LJumeMcha September 9, 1872; innson, ringle; eighteen months Petersburg hah' cotapany: first -class shot. Schmidt, S. J., private, bora in 1S78; single; C Company 1st Battalion. liveraer, J. G., private; single. Thompson, 1)., private, born in 1873; tingle, bookbinder; B Company, 1st Bat talion. Toole, James, private, bonv Adelaide Jan nary 3, 1878; single, bushman; no military Experience. Ware, William Thomas, private, bora at Adelaide February ft, 1881; baker, tingle; bv'0 and a half yean B Company, 1st Bat talion, and six months in reserve. Warnes, Erne*t Edwin, private, bora £e-vcftstle-on-Tyne January 13, 1874; single; PathcT, James Warnes, of Terowie; B Own nvy. 2nd Battalion, Gladstone, twelve nontb*. Whitehead, William, private, bora Glen ramie, September 8, 1878; station hand, tingle; three yean Mount Gambier Iu fantrv. . . Wauchope, Frank Holt, private, born at Adelaide June 20, 1873; single, brewer's chemist and maltster; Adelaide Lancern three years mounted police, W. A., eighteen months; relative of General Wauchope, of Nydrie, Scotland, who led the Black Watch through the Khartoum campaign.

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