Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Errol Roland Boughton
Errol Roland Boughton
Service number: 2306
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BOUGHTON, Tpr. Errol Roland, 2306. 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. Age 21. Son of Charles and Harriet Boughton, of Waymond, Pallamallawa, New South Wales. B. 81.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Errol Roland Boughton from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2306 |
| Place of birth | 'Waymond', Pallamallawa, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, Pallamallawa, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | 'Waymond', Pallamallawa, Moree, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Charles Boughton, 'Waymond', Pallamallawa, Moree, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 17 August 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 17 September 1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Moree, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on 12 May 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Fought at the Battle of Romani, August 1916. |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Bir-el-abd, Palestine |
| Date of death | 9 August 1916 |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 81), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Harriet BOUGHTON, "Waymond" Pallamallawa, New South Wales |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine Disembarked Suez, 16 June 1916; taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 16 June 1916. Taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Romani, 3 August 1916. Killed in action, Hill 40, Romani, 9 August 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BOUGHTON Errol Roland |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
1st 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: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, Errol Roland Boughton
