Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Geoffrey Travers
Geoffrey Travers
Service number: 367
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 11 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: TRAVERS, Cpl. Geoffrey, 367. 9th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 11th Aug., 1916. Age 23. Son of Dr. Geoffrey Frederick and Ida C. S. Travers, of Bedford Rd., Ringwood, Victoria, Australia. Native of Melbourne, Victoria. A. 119.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Geoffrey Travers from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 367 |
| Place of birth | Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| School | Haileybury College Brighton Beach, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Jackaroo |
| Address | Glen Huntly Road, Elsternwick, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, G.F.Travers, Glen Huntly Road, Elsternwick, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 19 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | CPL (PROV) |
| 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 | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 11 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Pasestine |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 119), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Dr. Geoffrey Frederick and Ida C.S. TRAVERS, Bedford Road, Ringwood, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, 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 Travers
