Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Robert William Stower
Robert William Stower's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Robert William Stower
Service number: 713
Rank: Driver [Dvr]
Unit: 2nd 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: STOWER, Dvr. Robert William, 713. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 29. Son of Job and Jane Elizabeth Stower, of West Bradley, Southbrook, Toowoomba, Queensland. C. 61.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Robert William Stower from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 713 |
| Place of birth | Southbrook, Queensland |
| School | Umbiram State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | West Bradley, Southbrook, via Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, Job Stower, West Bradley, Southbrook, via Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 11 December 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 9 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Egypt |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemtery (Row C, Grave No. 61), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Job and Jane Elizabeth STOWER, West Bradley, Southbrook, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Other details | Son of Job and Jane Elizabeth Stower, West Bradley, Southbrook, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery, Palestine. Row C, Grave No. 61. |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Robert William Stower
