Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 LHR
4th LHR, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Robert Herbert Morley
Robert Herbert Morley's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Robert Herbert Morley
Service number: 1501
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
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: MORLEY, Tpr. Robert Herbert, 1501. 4th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 26. Son of Jesse and Sarah Morley, of Gormandale, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. D. 37.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Robert Herbert Morley from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1501 |
| Place of birth | Gormandale, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Gormandale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 159 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Morley, Gormandale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 28 June 1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A56 Palermo on 29 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 37), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jesse and Sarah MORLEY, Gormandale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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, Robert Herbert Morley
