Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Andrew Mitchell Sharp
Andrew Mitchell Sharp's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Andrew Mitchell Sharp
Service number: 957
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: SHARP, Tpr. Andrew Mitchell, 957. 9th Australian Light Horse. 5th Aug., 1916. Age 28. Son of Mrs. Ada Sharp. Native of Kadina, South Australia.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Andrew Mitchell Sharp from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 957 |
| Place of birth | Kadina, South Australia |
| School | Parkside Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | 20 Porter Street, Parkside, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ada Sharp, 20 Porter Street, Parkside, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 20 January 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A59 Botanist on 2 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 5 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| 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 | Son of Mrs Ada SHARP. Native of Kadina, 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, Andrew Mitchell Sharp
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Updated: Sunday, 18 October 2009 5:39 PM EADT
