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Tuesday, 7 August 2007

11th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Thomas Lambert Glasby
Topic: AIF - 4B - 11 LHR

11th LHR, AIF

11th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Roll of Honour

Thomas Lambert Glasby

Thomas Lambert Glasby's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial

Thomas Lambert Glasby

Service number: 148

Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]

Unit: 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Service: Army

Conflict: 1914-1918

Date of death: 7 August 1916

Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel

War Grave Register notes: GLASBY, Lce. Cpl. Thomas Lambert, 148. 11th Australian Light Horse. 7th Aug., 1916. Son of Robert Ingram Glasby and Jane Glasby, of Oakey, Queensland. Native of Dalby, Queensland.

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.

A brief military biography of Thomas Lambert Glasby from The AIF Project:

Regimental number	148
Place of birth	Dalby, Queensland
School	Oakey State School, Queensland
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Labourer
Address	Oakey PO, Oakey, Queensland
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	22
Next of kin	Father, Robert Ingram Glasby, Oakey PO, Oakey, Queensland
Previous military service	Served in Cadets in Tasmania.
Enlistment date	24 December 1914
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	11th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/16/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 June 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll	11th Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Killed in Action 7 August 1916
Place of death or wounding	Hod-el-Muhamman
Age at death	24
Place of burial	No known grave
Commemoration details	Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	8
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: Robert and Jane GLASBY, Oakey, Queensland. Native of Dalby, Queensland
Family/military connections	Cousin: 6974 Pte George Ellaby GLASBY, 49th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917.

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11th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

11th 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: 11th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Thomas Lambert Glasby

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Updated: Thursday, 15 October 2009 5:14 PM EADT

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