McLEAN, Archibald Alexander

Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia

Major Archibald Alexander McLean

Conflict	Second Anglo-Boer War
Service Arm	Colonial Forces
Unit	A Squadron NSW Mounted Rifles; 2nd NSW Mounted Rifles
Service No.
Service Arm	Army
Date of Birth	13 Jul 1869
Birthplace	Inverell, NSW
Residence	Inverell, NSW
Date of Death	12 Jun 1925
Relatives	Mother - Catherine McDonald

Archibald McLean was a member of the local volunteer Mounted Rifles as a young man. When the 2nd Anglo-Boer War broke out he signed up with the 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles. When his 12 month contract was up, he immediately enlisted again in the 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles and returned to Africa. This is a collection of letters he wrote to friends and family while he was overseas.

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