Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
12th LHR, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Alexander Thomas McClymont
Alexander Thomas McClymont's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Alexander Thomas McClymont
Service number: 1564
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: McCLYMONT, Tpr. Alexander Thomas, 1564. 12th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 23. Son of Thomas Neil McClymont and Emily Louisa McClymont. Native of Inverell, New South Wales. D. 51.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Alexander Thomas McClymont
A brief military biography of Alexander Thomas McClymont from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1564 |
| Place of birth | Inverell, New South Wales |
| School | Kogarah High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Address | Wondilla, Warialda, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Neil McClymont, Wondilla, Warialda, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 1 August 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 SS Hawkes Bay on 23 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Egypt |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 51), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Neil and Emily Louisa McCLYMONT. Native of Inverell, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3189 Pte Norman Strang McCLYMONT, 12th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 4 March 1919. |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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, Alexander Thomas McClymont
