Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 LHR
4th LHR, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Walter Rodney Kinghorn
Walter Rodney Kinghorn's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Walter Rodney Kinghorn
Service number: 124
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
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: KINGHORN, Lce. Cpl. Walter Rodney, 124. 4th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Son of the late Frank and Elizabeth Kinghorn. Native of Byaduk, Victoria, Australia. D. 34.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Walter Rodney Kinghorn from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 124 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Hamilton, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, F. Kinghorm, Byaduk, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 21 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 19 October 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| 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. 34), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Elizabeth KINGHORN. Native of Byaduk, Victoria |
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, Walter Rodney Kinghorn
