Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
William Henry Stribley
William Henry Stribley
Service number: 1666
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: STRIBLEY, Tpr. William Henry, 1666. 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 36. Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Stribley; husband of Katherine F. Stribley, of 28A, Porton St., Glebe, New South Wales. Native of Victoria, Australia. B. 58.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William Henry Stribley from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 1666 |
Place of birth | Victoria |
School | Church of England School, ? |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Katherine Frances Stribley, 99 Sheppard Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | 24 August 1915 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
Place of death or wounding | Suez Canal, Egypt |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 58), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Elizabeth STRIBLEY; husband of Katherine F. STRIBLEY, 28A Porton Street, Glebe, New South Wales. Native of Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law served. |
Other details | War service: Egypt Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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, William Henry Stribley