Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Karl Fletcher Hargrave
Karl Fletcher Hargrave's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Karl Fletcher Hargrave
Service number: 3063
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 1 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: HARGRAVE, Tpr. Karl Fletcher, 3063. 1st Australia Ligth Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 22. Son of Matthew and Ann Hargrave, of Gunnedah, New South Wales. D. 18.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Karl Fletcher Hargrave from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 3063 |
| Place of birth | Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| School | Gunnedah Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk and station hand |
| Address | Box 21, Warialda, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Matthew Hargrave, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 23 October 1916 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 8 September 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 23rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Karmala on 3 February 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Bersheeba, Palestine |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 18), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Matthew and Ann HARGRAVE, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 41 Pte Geofferey Lewis HARGRAVE, 13th Bn, killed in action, 4 May 1915. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 1st LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Karl Fletcher Hargrave
