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QSA (4) Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Orange Free State, Transvaal (97 Tpr E.W.Gilliland 1st W.Aus.Bushmen.) Impressed. Clasps loose on ribbon.

Edward William Gilliland, surveyor, age 22yrs, 3rd West Australian Bushmens Contingent; Enlisted Feb 1900 at Karrakatta, WA; Embarked 13 Mar 1900 from Fremantle; RTA 9 May 1901; Awarded Special Mention in CO's despatches of 12 April 1901.