Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Wilfred Ludbey
Wilfred Ludbey's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Wilfred Ludbey
Service number: 445
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 6 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: LUDBEY, Lce. Cpl. Wilfred, 445. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 6th Aug., 1916. B. 25.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Wilfred Ludbey from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 445 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Longley, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Maud Ludbey, Longley, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | 23 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 11 June 1916 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 25), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Wilfred Ludbey
