Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- South Africa (Boer War) (1899-1902)
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Place of Birth
- Oaks Estate ACT
- Address (at enlistment)
- Oaks Estate ACT
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Next of Kin
- Son of Thomas and Mary Anne Jane (nee Diggins) Waters of River Street, Oaks Estate ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- 480
- Final Rank
- Trooper
- Final Unit
- 5th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse
Notes
Robert Waters came from Oaks Estate and arrived in South Africa shortly after the armistice was signed in 1902. He did not see any action. After he returned to Australia, Waters moved to Queensland where he married Catherine Pattison in 1910. He owned a property near Yeppoon and served on the local Livingstone Shire Council during the 1940s and 50s before retiring to Rockhamption. He died on 20 July 1961.
Sources
John Cope, 'Boer War Men of the Queanbeyan - Braidwood Region: Adventurers or Patriots?', Charnwood, ACT, Ginninderra Press, 2005 (p. 215)
Information from Colin McJannett (great-nephew)
Livingstone Shire Council web site - www.livingstone.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/383/1900-1997-election-notes
Queensland Births, Deaths, Marriages web site