Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Morton Reginald Sandland
Morton Reginald Sandland's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Morton Reginald Sandland
Rank: Lieutenant [Lt]
Unit: 3rd 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: SANDLAND, Lt. Morton Reginald. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 27. Son of John Chesters Sandland, and Caroline Sandland, of Kooringa, South Australia. D. 29.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Morton Reginald Sandland from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 191 |
| Place of birth | Koonoona Station, Burra, South Australia |
| School | St Peter's College, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Sheep farmer |
| Address | Kooringa, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Caroline Sandland, Kooringa, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the 23rd Light Horse Regiment. |
| Enlistment date | 14 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 23 June 1916 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Comissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Reinforcements |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was one of the first to enlist from the town of Burra in 1914. |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Egypt |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 29), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Caroline SANDLAND, Kooringa, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | First cousin of the late Lieut McBride and Hawkes. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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, Morton Reginald Sandland
