Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
12th LHR, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Bute Alfred Charters
Bute Alfred Charters's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Bute Alfred Charters
Service number: 1154
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 12th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: CHARTERS, Lce. Cpl. Bute Alfred, 1154. 12th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 28. Son of Daniel and Caroline Charters, of Hilltop, Barraba, New South Wales. Native of Queanbeyan, New South Wales. D. 64.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Bute Alfred Charters from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1154 |
| School | Rockdale College |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Address | Hilltop, Bingara, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, Daniel Charters, Hilltop, Bingara, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 18 October 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on 21 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 64), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Daniel and Caroline Charters, Hilltop, Barraba, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1102 Corporal Ernest Allen CHARTERS, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919. |
| Other details | War service: Middle East Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of HonourThe Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 12th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Bute Alfred Charters
