Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
George Rawdon Ffrench Nobbs
George Rawdon Ffrench Nobbs
Service number: 659
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: NOBBS, Tpr. George Rawdon Ffrench, 659. 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. Age 20. Son of George Rawdon Ffrench Nobbs and Emily Harriet Nobbs, of Fenny Rd., Norfolk Island, New South Wales. B. 80.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of George Rawdon Ffrench Nobbs from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 162 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. R. Knobbs, Norfolk Island |
| Enlistment date | 25 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 December 1914 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 659 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 80), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Emily NOBBS, Fenny Road, Norfolk Island, New South Wales |
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, George Rawdon Ffrench Nobbs
