Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 LHR
4th LHR, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Edgar Womersley
Edgar Womersley's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Edgar Womersley
Aliases:
- Edward Womersley
Service number: 752
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 4th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 2 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: WOMERSLEY, Tpr. Edgar, 752. 4th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 2nd Nov., 1917. Age 24. Son of Mary Ann Womersley, of Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia. E. 119.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Edgar Womersley from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 752 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Parker Street, Dunkeld, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, H. Womersley, Parker Street, Dunkeld, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 27 October 1914 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 29 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 2 November 1917 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 119), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mary Ann WOMERSLEY |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2908 Corporal John WOMERSLEY, 46th Bn, killed in action, 16 July 1917; 480 Pte Thorald WOMERSLEY, 23rd Bn, died of wounds, 13 June 1916. |
| Other details | War service: Middle East 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, Edgar Womersley
