Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Alan Serafino Righetti
Alan Serafino Righetti
Rank: Lieutenant [Lt]
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: RIGHETTI, Lt. Alan Serafino. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 27. Son of Edmund Edward and Mary Righetti, of Rainbow St., Sandgate, Queensland. Native of Heywood, Victoria, Australia. B. 64.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Alan Serafino Righetti from The AIF Project:
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Storekeeper |
| Address | Jondaryan, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Father, C. Righetti, Jondaryan, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 16 December 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 9 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 64), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edmund and Mary RIGHETTI, Rainbow Street, Sandgate, Queensland. Native of Heywood, Victoria |
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, Alan Serafino Righetti
