Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Walter Herbert Courtman
Walter Herbert Courtman
Service number: 937
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 3 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: COURTMAN, Cpl. Walter Herbert, 937. 1st Australian Light Horse. 3rd Aug., 1916.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Walter Herbert Courtman from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 937 |
Place of birth | Jersey, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Postal service |
Address | c/o Rev J B Penman, "The Manse", Katoomba, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Brother, Geo Courtman, Gosport, Hants, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | 4 January 1915 |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 5 January 1915 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 22 May 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action 3 August 1916 |
Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
1st 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: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, Walter Herbert Courtman