Topic: AIF - 2B - 7 LHR
7th LHR, AIF
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Arthur William Drinkwater
Arthur William Drinkwater
Service number: 188
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 7th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 5 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: DRINKWATER, Tpr. Arthur William, 188. 7th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 5th Aug., 1916. Age 26. Son of Charles and Matilda Jane Drinkwater, of View St., Cessnock, New South Wales. Native of Gresford, New South Wales. B. 42.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Arthur William Drinkwater's grave
A brief military biography of Arthur William Drinkwater from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 188 |
| School | Gresford Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, C. Drinkwater, Maitland, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 22 October 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 20 December 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He joined the Cessnock Light Horse when 18 years of age (being a famous horseman) under his cousin Lieut Colonel MARKNELL of Maitland. |
| Fate | Killed in Action 5 August 1916 |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 42), Egypt. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Matilda Jane DRINKWATER, View Street, Cessnock, New South Wales. Native of Gresford, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Related to Warrant Officer MARKNELL, son of the above. |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 7th LHR, Roll of Honour, Arthur William Drinkwater
