Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Basil Kerslake
Basil Kerslake
Service number: 653
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd 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: KERSLAKE, Tpr. Basil, 653. 3rd Australian Light Horse. 5th Aug., 1916. Age 21. Son of Selina Penelope Kerslake, of 14, Law St., Launceston, Tasmania.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Basil Kerslake from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 653 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Reporter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. S.P. Kerslake, 14 Law Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | 10 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 December 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 5 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Selina Penelope KERSLAKE, 14 Law Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
3rd 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, 1899-1920
Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Basil Kerslake
