Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Holbrook Mitchelmore Attwood
Holbrook Mitchelmore Attwood's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Holbrook Mitchelmore Attwood
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 6 Reinforcements 1 Light Horse Regiment
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 30 June 1915
Place of death: Cootamundra NSW
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Holbrook Mitchelmore Attwood from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1001 |
| Place of birth | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| School | Sydney Grammar School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, George Thomas Attwood, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 29 March 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 29 March 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | NA |
| Embarkation details | Did not embark |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of Illness 30 June 1915 |
| Place of death or wounding | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | St John's Church, Cootamundra, New South Wales. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Father, George Thomas Attwood and Mother Edith Mary Mitchelmore. |
| Family/military connections | . |
| Other details | |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, Holbrook Mitchelmore Attwood
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Sunday, 8 August 2010 3:09 PM EADT
