Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Archibald Sturt Tregilgas
Archibald Sturt Tregilgas's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Archibald Sturt Tregilgas
Service number: 1762
Rank: Driver [Dvr]
Unit: 3rd 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: TREGILGAS, Dvr. Archibald Sturt, 1762. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Age 28. Son of Joseph Pearce Tregilgas and Jane Tregilgas, of 34, Putsford Rd., Prospect, South Australia. C. 33.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Archibald Sturt Tregilgas from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1762 |
| Place of birth | Sturt, South Australia |
| School | Sturt Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Stockman |
| Address | Pulsford Road, Prospect, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Jane Tregilgas, Pulsford Road, Prospect, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 20 September 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 2 November 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 33), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Pearce and Jane TREGILGAS, 34 Putsford Road, Prospect, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2229 Driver Thomas Ernest TREGILGAS, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919. |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 3rd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Archibald Sturt Tregilgas
