Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 4th Reinforcements
[From: AWM C02483]
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 4th Reinforcements, embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A15 Star Of England 8 April 1915.
The HMAT A15 Star Of England, later renamed Port Sydney, weighed 9,136 tons with an average cruise speed of 13.5 knots or 25.00 kmph. It was owned by the Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 22 September 1917.
The ensuing individual soldier's embarkation information contains the following details:
Rank on embarkation;
Full name of the soldier;
Declared age of the soldier;
The last occupation held;
The last address as a civilian;
Enlistment Date; and,
Fate.
Embarkation Roll
851 Private Harold Archibald ANDERSON, a 26 year old Carpenter from Roma, Queensland. He enlisted on 7 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 11 December 1918.
855 Private John Penistone BIRD, a 26 year old Stockman from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 23 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 28 May 1920.
852 Private Stirling Fritz BLACKET, a 19 year old Station hand from Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 31 May 1919.
854 Private Patrick Thomas BOLGER, a 30 year old Shearer from Footscray, Victoria. He enlisted on 17 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 27 December 1919.
857 Private Ernest Dillon BROWN, a 27 year old Overseer from Randwick, New South Wales. He enlisted on 6 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 14 March 1919.
856 Private Robert BROWN, a 34 year old Farrier from Cairns, Queensland. He enlisted on 26 January 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 18 November 1917.
853 Private Thomas CAHILL, a 25 year old Labourer from Lockhart, New South Wales. He enlisted on 5 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 9 March 1919.
858 Private Ernest Wilfred CALVERT, a 33 year old Labourer from Lugham, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 22 September 1919.
859 Private Clifford CAMERON, an 18 year old Merchant from East Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 25 January 1915; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 9 January 1917.
860 Private George COOPER, a 27 year old Overseer from Blackall, Queensland. He enlisted on 12 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 14 December 1918.
861 Private John DICKIE, a 29 year old Labourer from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 17 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
862 Private Charles DUNN, a 23 year old Labourer from Neutral Bay, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 4 May 1917.
863 Private Edgar Francis EVANS, a 23 year old Selector from Beulyan, Queensland. He enlisted on 28 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 10 July 1916.
864 Private Thomas William FLETCHER, a 40 year old Labourer from West Maitland, New South Wales. He enlisted on 28 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 29 January 1916.
865 Private Arthur Theophile GEISSMANN, a 30 year old Stockman from Tambourine Mt, Queensland. He enlisted on 24 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 22 January 1917.
866 Acting Corporal John Bindley GHEST, a 23 year old Station Overseer from Five Dock, New South Wales. He enlisted on 28 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 5 February 1919.
869 Private Stuart Samson HAMP, a 22 year old Station hand from Goomalling, Western Australia. He enlisted on 14 December 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
870 Private Ivor Frank Steele HEWETT, a 24 year old Labourer from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 23 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 11 January 1919.
871 Private James Ernest HYDE, a 30 year old Cook from GPO Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 16 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 7 July 1919.
885 Private Wilfred JAMISON, a 21 year old Labourer from Brinkworth, South Australia. He enlisted on 12 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 5 July 1915.
868 Private Albert Victor JORGENSEN, a 30 year old Farmer from Clifton, Queensland. He enlisted on 15 February 1915; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
899 Private William Keith KING, an 18 year old Grazier from Walkedge, Queensland. He enlisted on 1 February 1915; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 14 July 1918.
881 Private Edward Gordon William LEADER, a 34 year old Horse breaker from Cloncurry, Queensland. He enlisted on 14 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 May 1918.
873 Private Cyril Paul LEWIS, a 19 year old Station hand from Gympie, Queensland. He enlisted on 15 January 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 22 December 1918.
882 Private Ashley Codrington LORD, a 21 year old Clerk from Ipswich, Queensland. He enlisted on 17 December 1914; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 16 December 1915.
872 Private Richard Luke MARSLAND, a 19 year old Station hand from Bowen, Queensland. He enlisted on 22 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 November 1917.
878 Private Leslie Gordon McGOWN, a 19 year old Clerk from Farleigh Mackay, Queensland. He enlisted on 16 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 28 February 1919.
879 Private Charles Kenneth Greenhill McINTYRE, a 32 year old Station hand from Blackall, Queensland. He enlisted on 18 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 31 January 1918.
880 Private Allan Gordon McMARTIN, a 21 year old Station hand from Kaim Killenbun, Queensland. He enlisted on 23 December 1914; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 1 November 1917.
874 Private Alexander MILNE, a 25 year old Labourer from GPO Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 23 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
875 Private Robert Henry MORTON, a 21 year old Stockman from Cardington Station via Townsville, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.
876 Private Robert MUIR, a 28 year old Labourer from GPO Ayr, Queensland. He enlisted on 18 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 19 June 1919.
877 Private Charles MUNN, a 29 year old Station hand from Kangaroo Pt, Queensland. He enlisted on 16 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 9 July 1919.
883 Private Harold Edward Shields NEWTON, a 28 year old Station Overseer from Isisford, Queensland. He enlisted on 2 March 1915; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
884 Private James NOLAN, a 27 year old Drover from Longreach, Queensland. He enlisted on 18 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.
886 Private George James OLSEN, a 26 year old Tram conductor from Toowoomba, Queensland. He enlisted on 17 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
887 Private Walter Edward PERKINS, a 25 year old Baker from Yamba, New South Wales. He enlisted on 21 February 1915; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 19 June 1919.
888 Private Thomas Lynch PRINGLE, a 23 year old Accountant from Mossman, Queensland. He enlisted on 28 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 5 June 1919.
889 Private Robert Henry SABIEN, a 22 year old Station hand from Cunnamulla, Queensland. He enlisted on 27 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
890 Private Allan William Hone SOUL, a 23 year old Clerk from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 16 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 2 December 1919.
891 Private Thomas STEVENSON, a 27 year old Fencer from GPO Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 28 December 1914; and subsequently Died of Disease, 26 September 1915.
Lieutenant Charles Cecil STODART, a 29 year old Overseer from Coorparoo, Queensland. He enlisted on 18 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
892 Private Coulson Douglas STUART, a 19 year old Labourer from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 9 July 1919.
893 Private Robert Stevenson SWORD, a 23 year old Stock agent from Ascot, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 30 January 1918.
894 Private William TERRY, a 25 year old Station hand from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 23 September 1919.
895 Private John Desborough TOWLER, a 30 year old Sailor from Cairns, Queensland. He enlisted on 8 December 1914; and subsequently was Discharged in Britain, 22 May 1919.
896 Private Sidney TREASURE, a 23 year old Selector from Mungallala via Roma, Queensland. He enlisted on 28 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 16 January 1919.
867 Private George Marshall UDELL, a 24 year old Labourer from Sth Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 7 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 19 April 1919.
897 Private George Michael VINCENT, a 23 year old Stockman from Bindie Station via Hughenden, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 17 September 1915.
898 Private Alfred David WARDMAN, a 22 year old Stockman from Normanton, Queensland. He enlisted on 17 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
900 Private Arthur Hugh WILSON, an 18 year old Labourer from West End, Queensland. He enlisted on 16 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
901 Acting Sergeant James William Henry Alfred WILSON, a 22 year old Cane cutter from Gordonvale, Queensland. He enlisted on 14 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war, Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
902 Private George YOUNG, a 29 year old Bushman from Chiltern, Victoria. He enlisted on 15 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 15 December 1918.
Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item.
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Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 4th Reinforcements
