Veteran Notes/Bio
1st Australian Horse, Trooper No.1099
Born at Cumberland , NSW on 31 December 1866 and working as a clerk when he enlisted from Bungendore.
The Queanbeyan Observer 8 June 1900 noted a Wells J,Trooper No.1099 1st Australian Horse as being from Bungendore and serving in the Boer War along with a number of others.
He received his Queen’s Medal with two clasps from the Duke of York at Government House, Sydney on 1 June 1901.
One Research Source indicates that Wells may have returned to South Africa and became a Corporal with the Scots Rail Guards (Scotts Railway Guards) however his name is not recorded on that Unit’s Nominal Roll.