Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Alfred Clive Wooster
Alfred Clive Wooster's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Alfred Clive Wooster
Service number: 1472
Rank: Driver [Dvr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 2 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: WOOSTER, Dvr. Alfred Clive, 1472. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 2nd Nov., 1917. Son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Maria Wooster, of Wignam St., Harris Park, Parramatta, New South Wales. Q. 78.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Alfred Clive Wooster
A brief military biography of Alfred Clive Wooster from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1472 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | Wigram Street, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Maria Wooster, Wigram Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 15 July 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 4 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 2 November 1917 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 78), Palestine |
| Roll of Honour | Panel number 3, Australian War Memorial |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jonathan and Elizabeth Maria WOOSTER |
| Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Alfred Clive Wooster
