Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Rollo Charles Stacpole Alban
Rollo Charles Stacpole Alban
Service number: 682
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 8th Light Horse Regiment
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 7 August 1915
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey
War Grave Register notes: ALBAN Tpr Rollo Charles Stacpole 682 8th Light Horse Regt Killed in action 7th Aug 1915 Age 19 Son of Maj Clifton Frederick Samuel Alban (late Indian Army) and Florence Louisa Alban of 9 Rylett Rd Stamford Brook London England 5
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Rollo Charles Stacpole Alban from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 682 |
| Place of birth | Clapham Common, London SW, England |
| School | Christ's Hospital, Horsham, Surrey, and Royal Military College, Sandhurst, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 17.3 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Clifford Alban, 10 Portland Road, Finsbury Park, London, England |
| Enlistment date | 13 October 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 12 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He decided to go to Australia and try farming but joined up as soon as war was declared. He left England for Australia March 12th 1913 having obtained migration papers from Australia House. (details from mother) |
| Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1915 |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 19.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 5), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Major Clifton Frederick Samuel Alban (late Indian Army) and Florence Louisa Alban, 9 Rylett Road, Stamford Brook, London, England |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Colonel C.E.R.G. ALBAN, 2nd Bn, The King's Regiment, British Army. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915
Gallipoli CampaignBattles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Rollo Charles Stacpole Alban
