Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
12th LHR, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Ejgie De Neergaard
Ejgie De Neergaard's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Ejgie De Neergaard
Service number: 265
Rank: Serjeant
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: DE NEERGAARD, Serjt. Ejgie, 265. 12th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 32. Son of Thorvald and Agnes C. C. de Neergaard, of Vejle, Denmark. Native of Lungholm, Denmark. D. 48.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Ejgie De Neergaard from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 265 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | c/o Danish Consulate, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thorvald Neergaard, Vejle, Denmark |
| Enlistment date | 12 January 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 12 January 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 13 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Eygil on NR |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 48), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thorvald and Agnes C. de NEERGAARD, Vejle, Denmark. Native of Lungholm, Denmark |
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, Ejgie De Neergaard
