Topic: AIF - 2B - 5 LHR
5th LHR, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Thomas John Radcliffe
Thomas John Radcliffe
Service number: 2229
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: RADCLIFFE, Tpr. Thomas John, 2229. 5th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. Age 21. Son of Thomas and Maria Radcliffe, of Pampas, Queensland. B. 71.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Thomas John Radcliffe from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2229 |
| Place of birth | Pampas, Queensland |
| School | Pampas State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Pampas, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Radcliffe, Pampas, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 14 September 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 11 March 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 71), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Maria RADCLIFFE, Pampas, Queensland |
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, Thomas John Radcliffe
