Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
12th LHR, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Walter Bede Greenhalgh
Walter Bede Greenhalgh's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Walter Bede Greenhalgh
Service number: 2455
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
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: GREENHALGH, Tpr. Walter Bede, 2455. 12th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Son of Thomas and Catherine Greenhalgh. D. 47.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Walter Bede Greenhalgh from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2455 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Dorrigo, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Greenhalgh, Dorrigo, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 9 June 1916 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 14 March 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | February 1917 Reinforcements, Imperial Camel Corps |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Morea on 17 February 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| 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. 47), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Catherine GREENHALGH |
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, Walter Bede Greenhalgh
