Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 LHR
4th LHR, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Benjamin Peter George Meredith
Benjamin Peter George Meredith's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Benjamin Peter George Meredith
Rank: Lieutenant [Lt]
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: MEREDITH, Lt. Benjamin Peter George. 4th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 35. Son of John Jenner Meredith and Margaret Meredith. Native of Larpent, Colac, Victoria, Australia. D. 30.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Benjamin Peter George Meredith from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 518 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Larpent, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mrs Meredith, Larpent, Victoria |
Enlistment date | 31 August 1914 |
Rank on enlistment | Trumpeter |
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 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 30), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret MEREDITH. Native of Larpent, Colac, Victoria |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of HonourThe Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 4th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Benjamin Peter George Meredith