Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Walter Litchfield
Walter Litchfield's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Walter Litchfield
Service number: 2879
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd 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: LITCHFIELD, Tpr. Walter, 2879. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 37. Son of William Fowler Litchfield and Hannah Litchfield. Native of Norwood, South Australia. C. 54.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Walter Litchfield from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2879 |
| Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
| School | Norwood State School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Sheringa, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Edith Selina Litchfield, Crystal Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 1 February 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on 27 July 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
| Age at death | 37.1 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 54), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Hannah LITCHFIELD. Native of Norwood, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother, uncle and many cousins served in the AIF. |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 3rd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Walter Litchfield
