The records in this series have been arranged in alphabetical order by the National Archives of Australia. This series contains the Attestation forms for the South Australia Fifth Contingent - Imperial for the Boer War. The fifth contingent was established under authorization of the South Australian Government, published in General order number 2 of 1901 on 10 January 1901. A military board was appointed to select members of the contingent with a local military board appointed to assist in the preliminary selection of men in the Mount Gambier Naracoorte and Millicent districts. The single page attestation form contains the following personal information of the volunteer: name, regimental number, age, place of birth, height, complexion, hair, eyes, trade, religion, rank, date of promotion and next of kin. Source: Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa 1899-1902 compiled and edited for the Department of Defence by Lieut-Colonel P L Murray RAA (Ret).

Administrative information
 
The following data was keyed from the paper documentation:
Form number:              CA 11
Transferring department:  , ARMY, SOUTHERN COMMAND 4TH MILITARY                           DISTRICT STH AUST.,
Date of transfer:         18/08/1970
Archives file number:     AP613

AP613/7 was relocated from South Australia to the ACT in November 2021