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Marcus Beresford

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Marcus Beresford is NMP officer.

210 facts·151 predicates·6 sources·19 in dispute

Mostly:commanded(5), led troopers(5), buried by(4)

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Full Namein disputefullName

  • Marcus de la Poer Gervais (Mark)[3]all time · Row 0224 Eid 11176
  • Marcus de la Poer Gervais Beresford[4]sourceall time · 11176
  • Marcus de la Poer Gervais Beresford[6]sourceall time · 11176

Occupationoccupation

  • NMP officer[4]sourceall time · 11176
  • NMP officer[5]sourceall time · 11176

Inbound mentions (85)

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servedUnderServed Under(10)

commandedByCommanded by(6)

wasTrooperOfWas Trooper of(5)

dugGraveForDug Grave for(4)

ledByLed by(4)

reportedMurderOfReported Murder of(4)

knewKnew(3)

orderedBurialOfOrdered Burial of(3)

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Other facts (204)

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204 facts
PredicateValueRef
CommandedStephen 2 Theban[4]
CommandedBrisbane Trooper[4]
CommandedBilly 6[4]
CommandedCharley O[4]
CommandedLarry 4[4]
Led TroopersStephen Theban[5]
Led TroopersBrisbane Trooper[5]
Led TroopersBilly Trooper 6[5]
Led TroopersCharley Trooper[5]
Led TroopersLarry Trooper 4[5]
Buried byGrant Broughton Chapman[4]
Buried byGrant Broughton Chapman[5]
Buried byAlfred a Hart[5]
Buried byJ Bell[5]
Rdf TypePerson[4]
Rdf TypeNmp Officer[4]
Rdf TypePerson[6]
Rankofficer[4]
RankOfficer[5]
RankNMP Officer[5]
Victim ofAttack Nmp Detachment Beresford Mckinlay Ranges 1883[4]
Victim ofAboriginal People[5]
Victim ofEvent 11176[6]
Cause of Deathskull smashed in, spear wound through thigh[4]
Cause of Deathhead trauma from blunt instrument and spear wound[5]
Cause of DeathAttack by Aboriginal People[6]
Skull Smashed intrue[4]
Skull Smashed intrue[5]
Skull Smashed intrue[6]
Body Covered With Sandtrue[4]
Body Covered With Sandtrue[5]
Body Covered With Sandtrue[6]
Grave Paved With Rough Stonestrue[4]
Grave Paved With Rough Stonestrue[5]
Grave Paved With Rough Stonestrue[6]
Left Devoncourt on1883-01-17[4]
Left Devoncourt on1883-01-17[5]
Left Devoncourt on1883-01-17[6]
Described Aslate Mr Beresford[4]
Described Aslate[5]
Described Asthe late Mr Beresford[6]
Body Found byGrant Broughton Chapman[4]
Body Found byAlfred a Hart Jp[4]
Body Found byJ Bell[4]
Body Buried byGrant B Chapman[6]
Body Buried byAlfred a Hart[6]
Body Buried byJ Bell[6]
Has Age at Death32[3]
Has Age at Death32[6]
Rdfs LabelMarcus Beresford[4]
Rdfs LabelMarcus Beresford[6]
Also Known AsMark Beresford[4]
Also Known AsMark Beresford[5]
Age at Death32[4]
Age at Death32[5]
Member ofNative Mounted Police[4]
Member ofNmp[5]
Killed in EventAttack Nmp Detachment Beresford Mckinlay Ranges 1883[4]
Killed in EventEvent 11176[6]
Killed byAboriginal People[4]
Killed byAboriginal People[5]
Spear Wound in Thightrue[4]
Spear Wound in Thightrue[5]
Spear Wound in Right Thightrue[4]
Spear Wound in Right Thightrue[5]
Killed While Asleeptrue[4]
Killed While Asleeptrue[5]
Grave Marked With Head and Foot Stonestrue[4]
Grave Marked With Head and Foot Stonestrue[5]
Skull Battered With Stonestrue[4]
Skull Battered With Stonestrue[5]
DestinationChatsworth[4]
DestinationChatsworth[5]
Associated With Nmp CampCloncurry Nmp Camp[4]
Associated With Nmp CampBurke River Nmp Camp Boulia[4]
Has Spelling VariantBereford[4]
Has Spelling VariantBeresford[4]
Described As Member ofthe native police force[4]
Described As Member ofNative Police Force[6]
Spear Wound Description Per Sourcethrough the thigh[4]
Spear Wound Description Per Sourcespear wound in the right thigh[4]
Body Found Rolled in Blanketstrue[4]
Body Found Rolled in Blanketstrue[6]
Body Found on1883-01-25[4]
Body Found on1883-01-25[5]
Rdf:typePerson[5]
Rdf:typeNmp Officer[5]
NicknameMark[5]
NicknameMark[6]
Has AliasMark[6]
Has AliasMark Beresford[6]
Killed by Blacks Pursuing GroupBlacks[1]
Is Sub Inspectornull[2]
Beaten to Death in Attacknull[2]
Travelled FromDevoncourt Station[3]
Was Killed byAboriginal People[3]
Was Buried byGrant B. Chapman et al.[3]
Was Attacked Whileasleep[3]
Burial Marked Withrough head and foot stone, paved with stones[3]
In Charge ofFive Troopers Detachment[3]

Timeline

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asleep
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true
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true
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true
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true
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true
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true
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NMP officer killed by Aboriginal people while asleep, troopers wounded, body found battered and with spear wound
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true
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true
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Anglo-Irish (Beresford family)
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de la Poer Gervais
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Mark
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true
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true
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true
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true
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true
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true
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References (6)

6 references
  1. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-200-frontier-wars-records-isley-port-douglas
  2. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-cooktown-hotel-publican-aboriginal-children
  3. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0224-eid-11176
  4. [4]1117674 facts
    ctx:genealogy/frontier-massacres/11176
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      # Frontier conflict event: Attack on NMP detachment - Marcus Beresford in the McKinlay Ranges (24 January 1883) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu.au), entry
  5. [5]1117668 facts
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      # Frontier conflict event: Attack on NMP detachment - Marcus Beresford in the McKinlay Ranges (24 January 1883) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu.au), entry
  6. [6]1117653 facts
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      # Frontier conflict event: Attack on NMP detachment - Marcus Beresford in the McKinlay Ranges (24 January 1883) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu.au), entry

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