Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Thomas Litster
Thomas Litster's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Thomas Litster
Service number: 1115
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 5 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: LITSTER, Tpr. Thomas, 1115. 9th Australian Light Horse. 5th Aug., 1916. Son of Herbert and Elizabeth Litster, of Peterborough, South Australia.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Thomas Litster from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1115 |
| Place of birth | Fowlers Bay, South Australia |
| School | Self Taught no school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Petersburg, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert Litster, Petersburg, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 20 January 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 20 January 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on 26 August 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 5 August 1916 |
| Age at death | 45 |
| Place of burial | No Known Grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Elizabeth LITSTER, Peterborough, South Australia |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 9th LHR, Roll of Honour, Thomas Litster
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Sunday, 18 October 2009 5:43 PM EADT
