Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
John William Gavin
John William Gavin
Service number: 1385
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 9th 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: GAVIN, Tpr. John William, 1385. 9th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. B. 73.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of John William Gavin from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1385 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Engine-cleaner |
| Address | Forphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Mary Garin, Forphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Enlistment date | 16 July 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action, 9 August 1916 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 73), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
9th 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: 9th LHR, Roll of Honour, John William Gavin
