Topic: AIF - 2B - 7 LHR
7th LHR, AIF
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Mark Rosenberg
Mark Rosenberg
Service number: 1678
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: ROSENBERG, Tpr. Mark, 1678. 7th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 5th Aug., 1916. Age 25. Son of Abraham and Margaretta Rosenberg, of 468, Lane St., Broken Hill, New South Wales. B. 35.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Mark Rosenberg from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1678 |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | Chloride Street, Broken hill, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, Abraham Rosenberg, Chloride Street, Broken hill, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 17 April 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 27 April 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 18 November 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 5 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 35), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Abraham and Margaretta ROSENBERG, 468 Lane Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
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, Mark Rosenberg
