| Accession Number | P04622.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | South Africa |
| Date made | c 1900 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of 1084 Trooper William Vincent (Vince) McJannett, 1st Australian Horse, NSW Contingent ...
Description
Portrait of 1084 Trooper William Vincent (Vince) McJannett, 1st Australian Horse, NSW Contingent at Wonderfontein, South Africa in 1900. Trooper Vince McJannett was born in 1880 at Bungendore, NSW. He returned to Australia on the troopship Orient and landed at Albany, WA on 30 December 1900. After Federation in 1901, he re-enlisted as 146 with the 1st Battalion of the Australian Commonwealth Horse (NSW) and arrived back in South Africa as the war ended in May 1902. He took his discharge in SA returning to South Africa, where he obtained employment on the railway at Klerksdorp, and later became the railway station master at Drihoek. He had previously worked with the NSW Railways as a telegraphist and porter at Goulburn and Bungendore. He remained in the Bloomfontein district where he married.