Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Sidney Alfred Maddison
Sidney Alfred Maddison's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Sidney Alfred Maddison
Service number: 1646
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: MADDISON, Tpr. Sidney Alfred, 1646. 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 35. Son of John and Elizabeth Maddison. Native of Orange, New South Wales. C. 53.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Sidney Alfred Maddison from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1646 |
| Place of birth | Orange, New South Wales |
| School | Manildra Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station overseer |
| Address | Camden, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Maddison, c/o E Frost, Elderslie, Camden, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 28 July 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
| Age at death | 35 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 53), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth MADDISON. Native of Orange, New South Wales |
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, Sidney Alfred Maddison
