Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Gavin Shuttleworth
Gavin Shuttleworth
Service number: 1046
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: SHUTTLEWORTH, Tpr. Gavin, 1046. 9th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. Age 36. Son of James and Mary A. Shuttleworth. Native of Laura, South Australia. B. 74.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Gavin Shuttleworth from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 1046 |
Date of birth | 18 September 1882 |
Place of birth | Laura, South Australia |
School | Wirrabara Forest State School, South Australia |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Wirrabara, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Father, James Shuttleworth, Wirrabara, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | 13 January 1915 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 24 June 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 74), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary SHUTTLEWORTH. Native of Laura, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2480 Pte Wilfred Searle SHUTTLEWORTH, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919. |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine, Syria Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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, Gavin Shuttleworth