Topic: AIF - 3B - 10 LHR
10th LHR, AIF
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
James Malcolm Frost
James Malcolm Frost's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
James Malcolm Frost
Service number: 405
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 10th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 5 August 1916
Place of death: Suez Canal Zone
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: Kantara
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of James Malcolm Frost from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 405 |
| Place of birth | Port Gawler, South Australia |
| School | Two Wells Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Two Wells, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Frost, Two Wells, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years with the 25th Light Horse, Western Australia. |
| Enlistment date | 26 November 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A52 Surada on 17 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 5 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | near Bir el Nuss, Sinai Desert |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Kantara Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1102 Lance Corporal Frank Harris FROST, 3rd Light Horse, returned to Australia, 10 July 1919. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Sinai Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 10th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, James Malcolm Frost
Posted by Project Leader
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Updated: Thursday, 15 October 2009 6:52 PM EADT
