Topic: AIF - 2B - 5 LHR
5th LHR, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
John David McRae
John David McRae
Service number: 1186
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 5th 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: McRAE, Tpr. John David, 1186. 5th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. B. 91.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John David McRae from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 1186 |
Place of birth | Napier, New Zealand |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Gray Street, Auckland, New Zealand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Florence Harriet Creamer, Gray Street, Auckland, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | 2 March 1915 |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 2 May 1915 |
Place of enlistment | Enoggera, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 10 August 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 91), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
5th 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: 5th LHR, Roll of Honour, John David McRae