Topic: AIF - 2B - 7 LHR
7th LHR, AIF
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Walter Starr
Walter Starr
Service number: 1767
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 7th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 14 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 7 Port Said War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: STARR, Tpr. Walter, 1767. 7th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 14th Aug., 1916. O. 2.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Walter Starr from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1767 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Address | PO, Tooloom, North Coast, Tenterfield, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Starr, PO, Tooloom, North Coast, Tenterfield, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 3 September 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 18 November 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 14 August 1916 |
| Place of burial | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row O, Grave No. 2), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
7th 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: 7th LHR, Roll of Honour, Walter Starr
