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Keith Kinnaird Mackellar 1898-1899

Keith Kinnaird Mackellar 1898-1899

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Mackellar, Keith Kinnaird

Keith Kinnaird Mackellar was an older brother to poet Dorothea Mackellar, and was the only Australian soldier whose remains were brought back to Australia of over one thousand men who lost their lives in the Boer War.

Armed forces

Mackellar, Keith Kinnaird

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Australian officer during the Boer War, where he lost his life. His body was repatriated to Australia by his family in 1905 and was re-buried in Waverley Cemetery.

New South Wales Scottish Rifles

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Military unit formed in response to the Sudan crisis in 1885. Individual members also fought in the Boer War.