Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Alfred Driscoll
Alfred Driscoll
Regimental number | 690 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 116 Liverpool Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Driscoll, 116 Liverpool Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | 21 October 1914 |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 27 October 1914 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 12 February 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment, AIF |
Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1915 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 6), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. West Melbourne, Victoria |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
War Grave Register notes | DRISCOLL, Tpr. Alfred, 690. 8th Light Horse Regt. Killed in action 7th Aug., 1915. 6. |
Source | AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army |
Lest we forget
All information sourced from the Australian War Memorial, ADFA Project, National Australian Archives and the Australian Light Horse Studies Centre.
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915
Gallipoli CampaignBattles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Alfred Driscoll