TitleMemorandum to Clorinda AtchisonDocument TypeDocumentDate1901DescriptionMemorandum N.S.W. Army Form B 129 sent from the Military Pay Office, Victoria Barracks, Sydney, to Mrs Clorinda Atchison, Shellharbour.
Memorandum requesting Mrs Atchison complete a Statutory Declaration to the effect that she is next of kin to her deceased son, Samuel Charles Atchison. On return a cheque to be sent for outstanding wages etc.Provenance and SignificanceSamuel Charles Atchison was the 6th child of Samuel Atchison and Clorinda Watson (nee Thomas).
On 20 February 1900 at Wolwefontein, Northern Cape Colony, South Africa, Samuel aged 24 of E. Squadron, 1st New South Wales Scottish Rifles was killed in action.
He was the first soldier from the Illawarra to die in the Boer War campaign.DonorKretchmer, Graham
