Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Christian Jepson
Christian Jepson
Service number: 599
Rank: Serjeant
Unit: 2nd 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: JEPSON, Serjt. Christian, 599. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 26. Son of Christian and Catherine Jepson, of Green's Creek, Gympie, Queensland. B. 62.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Christian Jepson from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 599 |
| School | State School |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Stockman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, Christian Jepson, Deep Creek, Gympie, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 17 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 24 September 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 62), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Christian and Catherine JEPSON of Greens Creek, Gympie, Queensland. |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 98 Lance Corporal John JEPPESON, 26th Bn, returned to Australia |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd 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: 2nd LHR, Roll of Honour, Christian Jepson
