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.
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Born
Dunara, Point Piper
17 Jul 1880
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Died
Pretoria, South Africa
11 Jul 1900
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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.
