Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Alexander Douglas Bethune
Alexander Douglas Bethune
Service number: 234
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: 8th Light Horse Regiment
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 7 August 1915
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey
War Grave Register notes: BETHUNE, Cpl. Alexander Douglas, 234. 8th Light Horse Regt. Killed in action 7th Aug., 1915. Age 36. Son of the late Joseph Robert Douglas BEthune and Sybella Maria Bethune. Native of Ouse, Tasmania. 5.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Alexander Douglas Bethune from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 234A |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | 17 Kooyong Road, Armadale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs Paterson, 17 Kooyong Road, Armadale, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 24 October 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 25 February 1915 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 234 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1915 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915
Gallipoli CampaignBattles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Alexander Douglas Bethune
