Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
12th LHR, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
John Henry Fielding
John Henry Fielding's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
John Henry Fielding
Service number: 134
Rank: Corporal [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: FIELDING, Cpl. John Henry, 134. 12th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Son of James Henry and J. Fielding, of 207, Dean, Lumb, Manchester, England. Native of Rawtenstall, Manchester. D. 43.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John Henry Fielding from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 134 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Henry Fielding, Wheatholme Street, Cloughford via Manchester, England |
| Enlistment date | 19 January 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 14 January 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 22 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 43), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Henry and J. FIELDING, 207 Dean, Lumb, Manchester, England. Native of Rawtenstall, Manchester |
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, John Henry Fielding
