Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Bartholomew James Goggins
Bartholomew James Goggins
Service number: 2425
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 5 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: GOGGINS, Tpr. Bartholomew James, 2425. 1st Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 5th Aug., 1916. Age 22. Son of Ambrose and Mary Goggins, of Warwick, Queensland. B. 6.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Bartholomew James Goggins from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2425 |
| Place of birth | Warwick, Queensland |
| School | Warwick State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Address | Grey Street, Warwick, Darling Downs, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Ambrose Goggins, Grey Street, Wariwck, Darling Downs, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 12 July 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 12 July 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on 12 May 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 5 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
| Age at death | 22.10 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 6), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ambrose and Mary GOGGINS, Warwick, Queenslalnd |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
1st 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, 1899-1919
Citation: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, Bartholomew James Goggins
