Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
George Thomas Durham
George Thomas Durham's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
George Thomas Durham
Service number: 735
Rank: Driver [Dvr]
Unit: 2nd 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: DURHAM, Dvr. George Thomas, 735. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. B. 54.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of George Thomas Durham from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 735 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Mount Bottle, via Tiaro, Queensland |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, David Durham, Mount Bottle, via Tiaro, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 10 December 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 9 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 54), Palestine. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Gympie, Queensland |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, George Thomas Durham
