Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Geoffrey Ochiltree Robertson
Geoffrey Ochiltree Robertson
Rank: Lieutenant [Lt]
Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 13 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: ROBERTSON, Lt. Geoffrey Ochiltree. 9th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 13th Aug., 1916. Age 20. Son of F. R. G. and Emma Robertson, of Mortat, Goroke, Victoria, Australia. D. 14.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Geoffrey Ochiltree Robertson from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 607 |
| Date of birth | 7 May 1895 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Address | Goroke, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | F.R.G.Robertson, Mortat, Goroke, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 7 January 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on 11 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Promotions | 2nd Lieutenant Unit: LH9 Promotion date: 3 November 1915 |
| Fate | Died of wounds 13 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Kantarta War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 14), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr. F. and Emma ROBERTSON, Mortat, Goroke, Victoria |
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, Geoffrey Ochiltree Robertson
