Topic: AIF - 2B - 6 LHR
6th LHR, AIF
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 20th Reinforcement
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 20th Reinforcement, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian 19 September 1916.
The HMAT A25 Anglo-Egyptian weighed 7,379 tons with an average cruise speed of 14 knots or 25.92 kmph. It was owned by the Nitrate Producers SS Co, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 16 April 1917.
The ensuing individual soldier's embarkation information contains the following details:
Rank on embarkation;
Full name of the soldier
Declared age of the soldier;
The last occupation held;
The last address as a civilian;
Enlistment Date; and,
Fate.
Finding more about a service person.
Embarkation Roll
2868 Private William Henry BEACOM, a 23 year old Dairy farmer from Brickfield Bellingen, New South Wales. He enlisted on 15 February 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 28 December 1917.
2867 Acting Corporal Reginald William Livingstone BOYCE, a 25 year old Farmer from Neutral Bay, New South Wales. He enlisted on 30 November 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 27 June 1919.
2869 Private Edward BOYLE, a 21 year old Dairyman from Zetland, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 February 1916; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 28 March 1918.
2870 Private Thomas Francis BUFFETT, a 22 year old Farmer from Longridge Station, Norfolk Island. He enlisted on 20 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 27 June 1919.
2871 Private Thomas Herbert CASSELL, a 22 year old Jackeroo from Neutral Bay, New South Wales. He enlisted on 25 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 27 June 1919.
2873 Private Leonard George DALE, a 30 year old Farmer from Clear Ridge Wyalong, New South Wales. He enlisted on 9 March 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 22 December 1918.
2874 Private Athol DREIS, a 24 year old Butcher from Hornsby, New South Wales. He enlisted on 11 October 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
2872 Private Charles Henry EVANS, a 26 year old Farmer from Broken Ridge Norfolk Island. He enlisted on 25 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
2875 Private Alexander Arthur FELL, a 25 year old Labourer from Gaveside, Greenwich, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 May 1919.
2894 Private John Walter FELL, a 27 year old Traveller from Gaveside, Greenwich, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 March 1919.
649 Private William James FOOTE, a 20 year old Farm Hand from Chatswood, New South Wales. He enlisted on 14 September 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 January 1919.
2877 Private Ernest GILLETT, a 23 year old Carter from Waterloo, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 February 1916; and subsequently was Discharged in Britain, 26 September 1919.
2876 Private Charles Leslie GRAHAM, a 22 year old Farmer from Bellingen, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 25 December 1918.
2879 Private Edmund James HARDY, a 25 year old Policeman from Binalong, New South Wales. He enlisted on 27 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
2878 Private John HAWKINS, a 39 year old Tailor from Annandale, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 January 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 November 1917.
2881 Private Thomas Patrick HENNESSY, a 25 year old Tram conductor from Surry Hills, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
2880 Private Gerald Edwin HERRING, a 25 year old Farmhand from Mumbil, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
2882 Private Claude Clifford JAMES, a 20 year old Grocers assistant from Wollongong, New South Wales. He enlisted on 14 March 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 July 1919.
2883 Private George LEES, a 21 year old Station hand from Barringun, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
2884 Private Thomas LEES, a 23 year old Station hand from Barringun, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
4 Staff Sergeant Walter Gwennap LEGGE, a 44 year old Civil Servant from Melbourne, Victoria. He enlisted on 28 September 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 18 February 1919.
2895 Private Robert Adair LONG, a 29 year old Station Manager from Yambunga Station via Noondoo, Queensland. He enlisted on 28 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 January 1919.
952 Private George Alfred LONGWORTH, a 23 year old Farmer from Ghinni Ghinni, Manning River, New South Wales. He enlisted on 18 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 23 December 1918.
2885 Private John Thackeray MARRIOTT, a 20 year old Station hand from Nowra, New South Wales. He enlisted on 29 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 July 1919.
2886 Private Malcolm Durham McAULEY, a 21 year old Motor driver from Forbes, New South Wales. He enlisted on 28 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 November 1919.
2887 Private Edward Robert McMONNIES, a 31 year old Wharf Clerk from Chatswood, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 March 1919.
2888 Private Harold John NASH, a 21 year old Bank Clerk from Longueville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 7 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 July 1919.
2889 Private John Baptist PARLATO, a 24 year old Brakeman from Ashfield, New South Wales. He enlisted on 22 November 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
2891 Private Harold PITKIN, a 24 year old Chauffeur from Paddington, New South Wales. He enlisted on 9 March 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 6 May 1919.
2890 Private John Joseph POWER, a 44 year old Horse trainer from Balmain, New South Wales. He enlisted on 30 December 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 23 August 1917.
2892 Private Arthur Glover SMITH, a 25 year old Station Manager from Bourke, New South Wales. He enlisted on 8 February 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 15 November 1918.
1190 Private Frank Raymond SMITH, a 28 year old Farmer from Stockton, New South Wales. He enlisted on 9 March 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 July 1919.
2893 Private Ernest George STEWART, a 30 year old Labourer from Colovale, New South Wales. He enlisted on 3 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
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Sources Used:
National Archives Service File.
Embarkation Roll, AWM8, Class 10, Light Horse.
Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.
Collected Records of Steve Becker.
Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item.
Further Reading:
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 20th Reinforcement
