Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 LHR
4th LHR, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
William Edward Kerrigan
William Edward Kerrigan's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
William Edward Kerrigan
Service number: 1956A
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 4th 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: KERRIGAN, Tpr. William Edward, 1956A. 4th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Son of Robert John and Frances Sarah Kerrigan, of Enngonia, Bourke, New South Wales. Native of Cunnamulla, Queensland. D. 39.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William Edward Kerrigan from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1956 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | Cunnamulla, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert John Kerrigan, Cunnamulla, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 11 January 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on 19 August 1916 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1956A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 39), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert John and Frances Sarah KERRIGAN, Enngonia, Bourke, New South Wales. Native of Cunnamulla, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2816 Pte Robert John KERRIGAN, 1st Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 16 March 1919. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 4th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, William Edward Kerrigan
