Lesson 11 Aboriginal Light Horsemen

Resource - Light Horseman Service Record - Essential Pages

2426 Pte Harry Doyle,  11th Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement

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The front cover of the Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad provides the reader with the following information:

• Service Number,
• Surname,
• Given Names,
• Age,
• Employment,
• Married or Single,
• Next of Kin Relationship,
• Next of Kin Name and Address,
• Enlistment Date.

This information is vital as it identifies the specific soldier and in case of death or injury, allows the relatives to be informed. The next of kin was important for another reason. Each soldier was compelled to give an allotment of their daily wage to the person nominated as the next of kin. This was an essential financial consideration.

Once this information was gathered, the second page dealt with an oath to the King. The next page to give information was page 3.

[Click on document for larger version.]

The third page of the Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad provides the reader with the following information:

• Height,
• Weight,
• Chest Measurement
• Complexion,
• Eyes,
• Hair, 
• Religion.

The health of the potential soldier was important as the life was particularly strenuous. The ability to carry heavy weights for great distances was most important.

The next form that is most common in the Service File is the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service. Every movement of the soldier is recorded. The reasons for this are fourfold.

1. The location of the soldier at any one time was essential to establish where his rations were to be drawn.

2.  The form established the entitlements to drawing pay at a particular level. A soldier in the field was allowed to draw pay but when in hospital was not allowed to draw their pay as it was considered that everything to assist the soldier's recovery was provided.

3.  By tracking the movements of the soldier, it allowed early detection of desertion if that were to occur.

4. At the end of the war, the chronology of this form was used as the basis for post war entitlements such as medals, pensions, repatriation assistance, access to hospitals and any other service available for an ex-serviceman for the rest of his life.

The B103 may be as simple as one sheet or multiple sheets. It depended upon the individual serviceman.

To assist in understanding this particular form in relation to the men from the 11th LHR, Lesson 11 Resource, a list of terms and names are available at the Index to Common B103 Terms. The link is below.

[Click on document for larger version.]

The front of the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service provides the reader with the following information:

• Regiment
• Rank on Enlistment,
• Terms of Enlistment,
• Embarkation Date,
• Embarkation Port,
• Embarkation Ship,
• Date Taken on Strength.

As can be seen, the form is a chronology of the man's service in the AIF. All B103 forms in every service file is similar. 

In this case the man has two pages to the form. To finish his story, the page will be turned over. 

[Click on document for larger version.]

The back of the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service provides the reader with the following information:

• Chronology,
• Fate,
• Date.

Once the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service was completed due to the expiration of service, any transactions during subsequent to service were recorded on a flimsey called Transferred to Australian Imperial Force D and it was here that all post service information was maintained.

[Click on document for larger version.]

Page 1 of the Transferred to Australian Imperial Force D provides the reader with the following information:

• The last rank held in the AIF,
• The date of Discharge,
• The place where Discharged,
• The eligible medals awarded to the serviceman.

Information on this form depends upon the individual. This particular form can at times run into many pages.

2426 Pte Harry Doyle, a brief military biography from The AIF Project:

Harry DOYLE

Additional Research:

To understand the terms employed in the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service, an index is available here:

Index to Common B103 Terms

For those interested in further study on this man, the following internet resources are available:

ADFA Summary - This is a cameo summary of his service record.

http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=83307

National Archives - This is the complete service file of 2426 Pte Harry Doyle

http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=3520808&I=1&SE=1

Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial carries two biographical data bases - the Embarkation Roll and the Nominal Roll which was closed in August 1919.

Embarkation details:

http://www.awm.gov.au/nominalrolls/ww1/embarkation/person.asp?p=42544

Nominal Roll:

http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm133/14/14-146.pdf

Further Reading:

Listing of Aboriginal Servicemen Biographies on this site

Reveille Articles on Aboriginals in the AIF

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Updated: Thursday, 6 November 2008 8:43 AM EAST

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Lesson 11 Aboriginal Light Horsemen

Resource - Light Horseman Service Record - Essential Pages

2430 Pte John Johnston,  11th Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement

[Click on document for larger version.]

The front cover of the Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad provides the reader with the following information:

• Service Number,
• Surname,
• Given Names,
• Age,
• Employment,
• Married or Single,
• Next of Kin Relationship,
• Next of Kin Name and Address,
• Enlistment Date.

This information is vital as it identifies the specific soldier and in case of death or injury, allows the relatives to be informed. The next of kin was important for another reason. Each soldier was compelled to give an allotment of their daily wage to the person nominated as the next of kin. This was an essential financial consideration.

Once this information was gathered, the second page dealt with an oath to the King. The next page to give information was page 3.

[Click on document for larger version.]

The third page of the Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad provides the reader with the following information:

• Age,
• Height,
• Weight,
• Chest Measurement
• Complexion,
• Eyes,
• Hair, 
• Religion.

The health of the potential soldier was important as the life was particularly strenuous. The ability to carry heavy weights for great distances was most important.

The next form that is most common in the Service File is the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service. Every movement of the soldier is recorded. The reasons for this are fourfold.

1. The location of the soldier at any one time was essential to establish where his rations were to be drawn.

2.  The form established the entitlements to drawing pay at a particular level. A soldier in the field was allowed to draw pay but when in hospital was not allowed to draw their pay as it was considered that everything to assist the soldier's recovery was provided.

3.  By tracking the movements of the soldier, it allowed early detection of desertion if that were to occur.

4. At the end of the war, the chronology of this form was used as the basis for post war entitlements such as medals, pensions, repatriation assistance, access to hospitals and any other service available for an ex-serviceman for the rest of his life.

The B103 may be as simple as one sheet or multiple sheets. It depended upon the individual serviceman.

To assist in understanding this particular form in relation to the men from the 11th LHR, Lesson 11 Resource, a list of terms and names are available at the Index to Common B103 Terms. The link is below.

[Click on document for larger version.]

The front of the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service provides the reader with the following information:

• Regiment
• Rank on Enlistment,
• Terms of Enlistment,
• Embarkation Date,
• Embarkation Port,
• Embarkation Ship,
• Date Taken on Strength.
• Chronology,
• Fate,
• Date.

The  B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service indicates that 2430 Pte John Johnston was killed in action on 1 June 1918. To find the details of the incident which resulted in his death, the unit War Diary is necessary. Below is the specific entry for that particular day from the War Diary of the 11th Light Horse Regiment, 1 June 1918.

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[From: AWM4, 10/16/33 - June 1918]

 At 4pm, 1 June 1918, the Turkish artillery sent two shells amongst a group of horse being led by the horseholders, possibly for the purposes of watering them. 2430 Pte John Johnston was badly wounded by the shelling and removed to the 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance for care. It was here that he died.

Once the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service was completed due to the expiration of service, any transactions during subsequent to service were recorded on a flimsey called Transferred to Australian Imperial Force D and it was here that all post service information was maintained.

[Click on document for larger version.]

Page 1 of the Transferred to Australian Imperial Force D provides the reader with the following information:

• The last rank held in the AIF,
• The date of death,
• Contacts with the next of kin,
• The eligible medals awarded to the serviceman.

Information on this form depends upon the individual. This particular form can at times run into many pages.

One contact with the relatives of a deceased soldier was the words to be placed upon the tombstone. 

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When the Australian Military Forces, 1st Military District, the medals belonging to 2430 Pte John Johnston were sent to his next of kin who was his mother.

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The medals could not be delivered and after exhausting all efforts to find the mother, the medals were returned unclaimed. This was by no means unusual. Over 30% of medals earned during the Great War in Australia were never claimed.

2430 Pte John Johnston, a brief military biography from The AIF Project:

 John JOHNSTON

Lest We Forget

Additional Research:

To understand the terms employed in the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service, an index is available here:

Index to Common B103 Terms

For those interested in further study on this man, the following internet resources are available:

ADFA Summary - This is a cameo summary of his service record.

http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=155964

National Archives - This is the complete service file of 2430 Pte John Johnston

http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=1830102&I=1&SE=1

Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial carries two biographical data bases - the Embarkation Roll and the Nominal Roll which was closed in August 1919.

Embarkation details:

http://www.awm.gov.au/nominalrolls/ww1/embarkation/person.asp?p=42548

Nominal Roll:

http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm133/27/27-106.pdf

Further Reading:

Listing of Aboriginal Servicemen Biographies on this site

Reveille Articles on Aboriginals in the AIF

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Updated: Thursday, 6 November 2008 10:56 AM EAST

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Lesson 11 Aboriginal Light Horsemen

Resource - Light Horseman Service Record - Essential Pages

2425 Pte Jack Costello,  11th Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement

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The front cover of the Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad provides the reader with the following information:

• Service Number,
• Surname,
• Given Names,
• Age,
• Employment,
• Married or Single,
• Next of Kin Relationship,
• Next of Kin Name and Address,
• Enlistment Date.

This information is vital as it identifies the specific soldier and in case of death or injury, allows the relatives to be informed. The next of kin was important for another reason. Each soldier was compelled to give an allotment of their daily wage to the person nominated as the next of kin. This was an essential financial consideration.

Once this information was gathered, the second page dealt with an oath to the King. The next page to give information was page 3.

[Click on document for larger version.]

The third page of the Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad provides the reader with the following information:

• Age,
• Height,
• Weight,
• Chest Measurement
• Complexion,
• Eyes,
• Hair, 
• Religion.

The health of the potential soldier was important as the life was particularly strenuous. The ability to carry heavy weights for great distances was most important.

The next form that is most common in the Service File is the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service. Every movement of the soldier is recorded. The reasons for this are fourfold.

1. The location of the soldier at any one time was essential to establish where his rations were to be drawn.

2.  The form established the entitlements to drawing pay at a particular level. A soldier in the field was allowed to draw pay but when in hospital was not allowed to draw their pay as it was considered that everything to assist the soldier's recovery was provided.

3.  By tracking the movements of the soldier, it allowed early detection of desertion if that were to occur.

4. At the end of the war, the chronology of this form was used as the basis for post war entitlements such as medals, pensions, repatriation assistance, access to hospitals and any other service available for an ex-serviceman for the rest of his life.

The B103 may be as simple as one sheet or multiple sheets. It depended upon the individual serviceman.

To assist in understanding this particular form in relation to the men from the 11th LHR, Lesson 11 Resource, a list of terms and names are available at the Index to Common B103 Terms. The link is below.

[Click on document for larger version.]

The front of the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service provides the reader with the following information:

• Regiment
• Rank on Enlistment,
• Terms of Enlistment,
• Embarkation Date,
• Embarkation Port,
• Embarkation Ship,
• Date Taken on Strength.

As can be seen, the form is a chronology of the man's service in the AIF. All B103 forms in every service file is similar. 

In this case the man has two pages to the form. To finish his story, the page will be turned over. 

[Click on document for larger version.]

The back of the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service provides the reader with the following information:

• Chronology,
• Fate,
• Date.

Once the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service was completed due to the expiration of service, any transactions during subsequent to service were recorded on a flimsey called Transferred to Australian Imperial Force D and it was here that all post service information was maintained.

[Click on document for larger version.]

Page 1 of the Transferred to Australian Imperial Force D provides the reader with the following information:

• The last rank held in the AIF,
• The date of Discharge,
• The place where Discharged,
• The eligible medals awarded to the serviceman.

Information on this form depends upon the individual. This particular form can at times run into many pages.

2425 Pte Jack Costello, a brief military biography from The AIF Project:

Jack COSTELLO

Additional Research:

To understand the terms employed in the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service, an index is available here:

Index to Common B103 Terms

For those interested in further study on this man, the following internet resources are available:

ADFA Summary - This is a cameo summary of his service record.

http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=63536

National Archives - This is the complete service file of 2425 Pte Jack Costello

http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=3426414&I=1&SE=1

Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial carries two biographical data bases - the Embarkation Roll and the Nominal Roll which was closed in August 1919.

Embarkation details:

http://www.awm.gov.au/nominalrolls/ww1/embarkation/person.asp?p=42543

Nominal Roll:

http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm133/11/11-058.pdf

Further Reading:

Other Aboriginal Servicemen

Pte Tom Cooper

2919 Pte Alfred John Henry Lovett

2430 Pte John Johnston, 11th LHR

Listing of Aboriginal Servicemen Biographies on this site

Other related items 

Reveille Articles on Aboriginals in the AIF

11th Light Horse War Diary Index for 1918 - 1919, Lesson 11 Resource

11th LHR, AIF account about the 2nd Es Salt Raid - March to May 1918, Chapter XVI

11th LHR, AIF account about the Jordan Valley – May to August 1918, Chapter XVII

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Updated: Saturday, 8 November 2008 11:50 AM EAST

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Education Centre

The Australian Light Horse Studies Centre in conjunction with the various Education authorities in Australia, has embarked upon producing a program of instruction targeted initially towards the Later Adolescence band of scholars, characteristically those who are studying in Year 9 and 10 within Australia. Each lesson will be a self contained module. Some will be more difficult than others and graded accordingly.

Lesson 11 Aboriginal Light Horsemen

When examining the Light Horseman's Service File, one of the most common forms in the Service File is the B103, the Casualty Form - Active Service. Every movement of the soldier is recorded. The reasons for this are fourfold.

1. The location of the soldier at any one time was essential to establish where his rations were to be drawn.

2.  The form established the entitlements to drawing pay at a particular level. A soldier in the field was allowed to draw pay but when in hospital was not allowed to draw their pay as it was considered that everything to assist the soldier's recovery was provided.

3.  By tracking the movements of the soldier, it allowed early detection of desertion if that were to occur.

4. At the end of the war, the chronology of this form was used as the basis for post war entitlements such as medals, pensions, repatriation assistance, access to hospitals and any other service available for an ex-serviceman for the rest of his life.

The B103 may be as simple as one sheet or multiple sheets. It depended upon the individual serviceman.

To assist in understanding this particular form in relation to the men from the 11th LHR, Lesson 11 Resource, a list of terms and names are available within this Index to Common B103 Terms. Note, this list is only specific to the men who made up the 11th Light Horse Regiment 20th Reinforcements.

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[Adapted From:  Melbourne Age, 6 February 1915, p. 11.]

Common B103 Terms

Locations

The numbers next to the towns refer to the numbers in the map above.

Abbassia - 1 - A major city precinct in Cairo. Many of the major Allied hospitals were located in this district.
Alexandria - 2 - The chief northern port located in the Nile Delta. 
Belah - 3 - Full name is Deir el Belah, a small village in Palestine about half way between Gaza and the Egyptian - Palestine border. It served as the camping area of the Desert Mounted Corps in 1917.
Gaza - 4 - The major southern coastal city of Plaestine where three major battles took place in 1917. It became a hub for Allied supply receipt and distribution.
Haifa - 5 - A coastal city in northern Palestine with a substantial Jewish population [1918]
Kantara - 6 - The largest Allied supply depot in Egypt during the war.
Moascar - 7 - An Egyptian town near the Suez Canal where the Allied training depots were located.
Port Said - 8 - Port at the northern end of the Suez Canal. It contained many Allied Rest Camps
Suez - 9 - Port at the southern end of the Suez Canal. The main embarkation destination for Australian and New Zealand troops

Units

1st MD - 1st Military District. This District  incorporated all Queensland, part of Northern New South Wales and Darwin from the Northern Territory.
2nd MD - 2nd Military District. This  District  incorporated most of New South Wales except for the Northern District in the 1st MD, a few towns on the Murray River which are included in the 3rd MD and the Broken Hill region which is included in the 4th MD.
3rd MD - 3rd Military District. This District included all Victoria and some towns along the Murray River that are in New South Wales.
4th MD - 4th Military District. This District included all South Australia and the Broken Hill region in New South Wales.
2nd Aus Stat Hosp - 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital
4 Tng Reg - 4th Light Horse Brigade Training Regiment
4th F Amb - 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance
9 MVS - 9th Mobile Vet Section
11 LH Regt - 11th Light Horse Regiment
14 AGH - 14th Australian General Hospital
21 Gen Hosp - 21st General Hospital (British)
31 Gen Hosp - 31st General Hospital (British)
24 Stat Hosp - 24th Stationary Hospital (British)
36 Stat Hosp - 36th Stationary Hospital (British)
44 Stat Hosp - 44th Stationary Hospital (British)
45 Stat Hosp - 45th Stationary Hospital (British)
47 Stat Hosp - 47th Stationary Hospital (British)
33 CC Stn - 33rd Casualty Clearing Station (British)
66 CC Stn - 66th Casualty Clearing Station (British)
76 CC Stn - 76th Casualty Clearing Station (British)
Bde HQ - Brigade Headquarters
Bonlac - An isolation hospital for contagious diseases
Con Dept - Convalescent Depot
EEF - Egypt Expeditionary Force
FP Compound - Field Punishment Compound
Isol Compound - Isolation Compound
PSRC - Port Said Rest Camp
R Camp - Rest Camp
Rfts Camp - Reinforcements Camp

 

Abbreviations

A/Cpl -  Acting Corporal
CB - Confined to Barracks, usually a punishment
Cpl - Corporal. The NCO grade above Lance Corporal.
DMC RO 288 - Desert Mounted Corps Routine Order Number 288, 28 April 1918.
do - ditto, same as above.
Dvr - Driver. Usually the person driving the horse drawn wagons. Drivers were paid 1/- per day above the private or trooper.
EDP Cpl - Extra Depot Corporal. A person promoted to a NCO rank over and above the establishment of the unit.
ER Cpl - Extra Regimental Corporal. A person promoted to a NCO rank over and above the establishment of the Regiment.
FGCM - Field General Court Martial
FP - Field Punishment. For minor offences Field Punishment was implemented to ensure the soldier remained at all time with his unit.
GSW - Gun Shot Wound, most frequently to describe a shrapnel wound.
HMAT - His Majesty's Australian Transport. One of the many ships leased to the Australian government at the outbreak of war.
HT -  see HMAT.
L/Cpl - Lance Corporal, the lowest NCO grade.
M/in - Marched in. The date when a soldier joined a unit.
M/out - Marched out. The date when a soldier departed from a unit.
MU - Medically Unfit. This was one of the most common reasons for a soldier's early discharge from the AIF.
NCO - Non Commissioned Officer.
ND - No diagnosis.
Nom Roll - Nominal Roll.
NYD - Not yet diagnosed.
Pte - Private. The lowest rank in the force.
Sgt - Sergeant. The NCO grade above Corporal.
TOS - Taken on Strength. This was the process of adding a person to the ration strength of a unit.
Tpr -  Trooper. In early 1915, the AIF ordered that all members of the Australian Light Horse who were at the rank of Private were to be thenceforth called "Trooper".
vice - In the place of ... usually a name follows.
VO Cpl - Voyage Only Corporal.
WOAS - When on active service

Further Reading:

Reveille Articles on Aboriginals in the AIF

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Updated: Wednesday, 12 November 2008 1:49 PM EAST

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Lesson 11 Aboriginal Light Horsemen

Resource - Light Horseman Service Record - Essential Pages

2424 Pte Edward Collins,  11th Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement

[Click on document for larger version.]

The front cover of the Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad provides the reader with the following information:

• Service Number,
• Surname,
• Given Names,
• Age,
• Employment,
• Married or Single,
• Next of Kin Relationship,
• Next of Kin Name and Address,
• Enlistment Date.

This information is vital as it identifies the specific soldier and in case of death or injury, allows the relatives to be informed. The next of kin was important for another reason. Each soldier was compelled to give an allotment of their daily wage to the person nominated as the next of kin. This was an essential financial consideration.

Once this information was gathered, the second page dealt with an oath to the King. The next page to give information was page 3.

[Click on document for larger version.]

The third page of the Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad provides the reader with the following information:

• Age,
• Height,
• Weight,
• Chest Measurement
• Complexion,
• Eyes,
• Hair, 
• Religion.

The health of the potential soldier was important as the life was particularly strenuous. The ability to carry heavy weights for great distances was most important.

The next form that is most common in the Service File is the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service. Every movement of the soldier is recorded. The reasons for this are fourfold.

1. The location of the soldier at any one time was essential to establish where his rations were to be drawn.

2.  The form established the entitlements to drawing pay at a particular level. A soldier in the field was allowed to draw pay but when in hospital was not allowed to draw their pay as it was considered that everything to assist the soldier's recovery was provided.

3.  By tracking the movements of the soldier, it allowed early detection of desertion if that were to occur.

4. At the end of the war, the chronology of this form was used as the basis for post war entitlements such as medals, pensions, repatriation assistance, access to hospitals and any other service available for an ex-serviceman for the rest of his life.

The B103 may be as simple as one sheet or multiple sheets. It depended upon the individual serviceman.

To assist in understanding this particular form in relation to the men from the 11th LHR, Lesson 11 Resource, a list of terms and names are available at the Index to Common B103 Terms. The link is below.

[Click on document for larger version.]

The front of the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service provides the reader with the following information:

• Regiment
• Rank on Enlistment,
• Terms of Enlistment,
• Embarkation Date,
• Embarkation Port,
• Embarkation Ship,
• Date Taken on Strength.

As can be seen, the form is a chronology of the man's service in the AIF. All B103 forms in every service file is similar. 

In this case the man has two pages to the form. To finish his story, the page will be turned over. 

[Click on document for larger version.]

The back of the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service provides the reader with the following information:

• Chronology,
• Fate,
• Date.

Once the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service was completed due to the expiration of service, any transactions during subsequent to service were recorded on a flimsey called Transferred to Australian Imperial Force D and it was here that all post service information was maintained.

[Click on document for larger version.]

Page 1 of the Transferred to Australian Imperial Force D provides the reader with the following information:

• The last rank held in the AIF,
• The date of Discharge,
• The place where Discharged,
• The eligible medals awarded to the serviceman.

Information on this form depends upon the individual. This particular form can at times run into many pages.

2424 Pte Edward Collins, a brief military biography from The AIF Project:

Additional Research:

To understand the terms employed in the B103, the  Casualty Form - Active Service, an index is available here:

Index to Common B103 Terms

For those interested in further study on this man, the following internet resources are available:

ADFA Summary - This is a cameo summary of his service record.

http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=58398

National Archives - This is the complete service file of 2424 Pte Edward Collins

http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=3014661&I=1&SE=1

Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial carries two biographical data bases - the Embarkation Roll and the Nominal Roll which was closed in August 1919.

Embarkation details:

http://www.awm.gov.au/nominalrolls/ww1/embarkation/person.asp?p=42542

Nominal Roll:

http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm133/10/10-054.pdf

Further Reading:

Other Aboriginal Servicemen

Pte Tom Cooper

2919 Pte Alfred John Henry Lovett

2430 Pte John Johnston, 11th LHR

Listing of Aboriginal Servicemen Biographies on this site

Other related items 

Reveille Articles on Aboriginals in the AIF

11th Light Horse War Diary Index for 1918 - 1919, Lesson 11 Resource

11th LHR, AIF account about the 2nd Es Salt Raid - March to May 1918, Chapter XVI

11th LHR, AIF account about the Jordan Valley – May to August 1918, Chapter XVII

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Updated: Saturday, 8 November 2008 11:51 AM EAST

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