Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Henry Charles Trowbridge
Henry Charles Trowbridge's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Henry Charles Trowbridge
Service number: 998
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
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: TROWBRIDGE, Tpr. Henry Charles, 998. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Age 22. Son of John Talbot Trowbridge and Rose Harriette Trowbridge, of Moonah, Tasmania. Native of Tasmania. C. 57.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Henry Charles Trowbridge's grave at Beersheba
A brief military biography of Henry Charles Trowbridge from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 998 |
Place of birth | Tasmania |
School | Branxholme State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
Address | Branxholme, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, J.T. Trowbridge, Branxholme, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | 29 January 1915 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A59 Botanist on 2 June 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds 2 November 1917 |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 57), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Talbot and Rose Harriette TROWBRIDGE, Moonah, Tasmania. Native of Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-Law: Lieutenant Charles Daniel Lucas, 12th Battalion, killed Pozieres, France. |
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, Henry Charles Trowbridge