Topic: AIF - 3B - 3 LHMGS
3rd LHMGS, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
John Thomas Still
John Thomas Still's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
John Thomas Still
Service number: 448
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
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: STILL, Tpr. John Thomas, 448. 3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Sqdn. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Age 32. Son of Sudell Fox Still, and Emma Still. Native of Creswick, Victoria, Australia. B. 50.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John Thomas Still from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 448 |
| Place of birth | Creswick, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 49 Auburn Road, Auburn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs May, 49 Auburn Road, Auburn, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 23 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on 25 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Fate | Died of wounds 1 November 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
| Age at death | 32 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 50), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18-0 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sudell Fox and Emma STILL. Native of Creswick, Victoria |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 3rd LHMGS, AIF, Roll of Honour, John Thomas Still
