Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
12th LHR, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
James Murray Kilpatrick
James Murray Kilpatrick's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
James Murray Kilpatrick
Service number: 339
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: KILPATRICK, Tpr. James Murray, 339. 12th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 24. Son of James and Margaret Stephen Kilpatrick, of Pratten, Queensland. Native of Leichhardt, Sydney D. 49.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of James Murray Kilpatrick from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 339 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ash Bank, Evelyn, Campsie, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, James Kilpatrick, Pine Grove, Berat, Queensland |
Enlistment date | 18 February 1915 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 13 June 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 49), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Margaret KILPATRICK, Pratten, Queensland. Native of Leichhardt, Sydney |
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, James Murray Kilpatrick