Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Gilbert Charles Mounsey
Gilbert Charles Mounsey
Service number: 153
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
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: MOUNSEY, Lce. Cpl. Gilbert Charles, 153. 9th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. Age 22. Son of John and Florence Mounsey, of Wandin, Victoria, Australia. Native of North Adelaide, South Australia. B. 92.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Gilbert Charles Mounsey from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 153 |
| Place of birth | North Adelaide, South Australia |
| School | North Adelaide State School, South Australia |
| Other training | Stockman |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Cattle drover |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Clarice Mounsey, 82 Surrey Street, Lower North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | He served in the Citizens Forces, SA |
| Enlistment date | 2 October 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 12 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded in Gallipoli. |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Family/military connections | One of four brothers serving in the war |
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, Gilbert Charles Mounsey
