Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 LHR
4th LHR, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
John Reineke
John Reineke's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
John Reineke
Service number: 741
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 4th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 1 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: REINEKE, Tpr. John, 741. 4th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. D. 32.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John Reineke from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 741 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Greta Reineke, Libau, Russia |
Enlistment date | 30 October 1914 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 3 February 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds 1 November 1917 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 32), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
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, John Reineke