Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
James Lowry Bodkin
James Lowry Bodkin's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
James Lowry Bodkin
Service number: 3255
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 1 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Berrsheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BODKIN, Tpr. James Lowry, 3255. 9th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Son of William and Maria Bodkin. Native of Narioka, Victoria, Australia. B. 48.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of James Lowry Bodkin from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 3255 |
| Place of birth | Pericloa, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Merilup, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 155 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maria Bodkin, 15 Kingston Avenue, West Perth, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the 8th Victorian Mounted Rifles. |
| Enlistment date | 4 September 1916 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 13 July 1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 26th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Morea on 26 February 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 1 November 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Date of death | 1 November 1917 |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 48), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Maria BODKIN. Native of Narioka, Victoria |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine Disembarked Suez and marched into Details Camp, Moascar, 4 April 1917. Marched out to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, 23 April 1917; taken on strength, 23 April 1917; marched out to Details Camp, 23 April 1917; marched in, 23 April 1917. Marched out to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, 15 May 1917; taken on strength, 15 May 1917. Detached to Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 3 June 1917; passed as 1st Class Machine Gunner, 22 June 1917; returned to unit, 23 June 1917. Transferred to 9th Light Horse Regiment, 1 July 1917; taken on strength, 3 July 1917. To Rest Camp, 17 September 1917; admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 17 September 1917; transferred to 4th Field Ambulance Tent Sub-Division, 17 September 1917; discharged to duty, 28 September 1917; rejoined unit, 28 September 1917. Wounded in action, 31 October 1917; admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 31 October 1917 (bomb wound, chest); transferred to Australian Divisional Receiving Station, Beersheba, 31 October 1917; died of wounds, 1 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BODKIN James Lowry |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 9th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, James Lowry Bodkin
