sentences:  They subsequently served in Rhodesia and western Transvaal.The first two Victoria Crosses awarded to Australians in that conflict were earned by Private John Bisdee and Lieutenant Guy Wylly, both members of the Tasmanian Bushmen, in action near Warm Bad in 1900.A total of 179 Tasmanian troops were provided at the colony's expense, while a further 375 were provided under Imperial funds.