Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Arthur Lovelock Chambers
Arthur Lovelock Chambers
Service number: 1552
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: CHAMBERS, Tpr. Arthur Lovelock, 1552. 8th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 9th Aug., 1916. A. 83.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Arthur Lovelock Chambers from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1552 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Address | Moama, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Chambers, Moama, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 12 June 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted, 12 June 1915 - 12th Reinforcements, 8th Light Horse Regt; taken on strength, 8th Light Horse Regt, 26 December 1915, mortally wounded, 9 August 1916. |
| Fate | Died of wounds 20 April 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Sinai |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 83) |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th 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: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Arthur Lovelock Chambers
