Topic: AIF - 2B - 5 LHR
5th LHR, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 5th Reinforcements
HMAT A57 Malakuta
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 5th Reinforcements, embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales on board HMAT A57 Malakuta 17 May 1915.
The HMAT A57 Malakuta weighed 7,430 tons with an average cruise speed of 12 knots or 22.22 kmph. It was owned by the T & J Brocklebank Ltd, Liverpool, and leased by the Commonwealth until 24 January 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
926 Private William Robert ANDERSON, a 20 year old Labourer from Red Hill, Queensland. He enlisted on 24 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 March 1919.
932 Acting Corporal Ernest Joseph BOYD, a 22 year old Labourer from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 9 December 1914; and subsequently was Discharged, 28 January 1920.
992 Private Charlie BROWN, a 24 year old Farmer from Sandgate, Queensland. He enlisted on 25 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.
Lieutenant Henry Samuel BROWN, a 51 year old Grazier from Mulgowie via Laidley, Queensland. He enlisted on 19 January 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 11 July 1917.
927 Private George BUCHANAN, a 37 year old Selector from Loonda, Victoria. He enlisted on 22 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 21 March 1919.
930 Private Patrick BURKE, a 21 year old Station hand from Bundarra, New South Wales. He enlisted on 17 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 27 June 1919.
991 Private Gladstone William BYRNE, a 27 year old Station hand from Bushy Park, New South Wales. He enlisted on 11 January 1915; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 30 September 1917.
940 Signaller Joseph John CALLANAN, a 30 year old Telegraphist / Labourer from Sandgate, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 January 1919.
933 Private Harry Westropp CAMERON, a 25 year old Selector from East Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 29 December 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 28 July 1918.
983 Private Patrick CANNAVAN, a 21 year old Miner from Home Hill Ayr, Queensland. He enlisted on 11 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 25 September 1919.
993 Private Thomas Francis CANNAVAN, a 29 year old Miner from Home Hill Ayr, Queensland. He enlisted on 19 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
938 Private Herbert CARD, a 29 year old Storekeeper from Ayr, Queensland. He enlisted on 17 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
934 Private Charles CLARKE, a 25 year old Labourer from North Melbourne, Victoria. He enlisted on 28 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
986 Private James Timothy CONNELL, a 26 year old Horse breaker from Temple Court, New South Wales. He enlisted on 21 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 21 March 1919.
980 Private John Morris CONNOLLY, a 28 year old Grocer from Townsville, Queensland. He enlisted on 14 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 21 March 1919.
987 Private Samuel COOK, a 27 year old Labourer from Atherton, Queensland. He enlisted on 11 January 1915; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 14 November 1915.
937 Private Bob Thompson COWLISHAW, a 26 year old Station hand from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 January 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 10 March 1918.
979 Private Leo COWLISHAW, a 24 year old Station hand from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 26 January 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 31 October 1917.
981 Private Darcy Fraser DAY, a 34 year old Station Manager from Campbelltown, New South Wales. He enlisted on 22 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 22 November 1919.
942 Private William John FRANCIS, a 21 year old Labourer from Peachester, Queensland. He enlisted on 27 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 March 1919.
941 Acting Corporal Harold Livingstone FRASER, a 24 year old Overseer from Emu Park, Queensland. He enlisted on 15 January 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 30 July 1918.
982 Private Ronald Leslie GAULD, a 23 year old Overseer from Lismore, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 February 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 23 December 1918.
943 Private Robert GOULD, a 24 year old Teamster from Mackey, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 28 August 1916.
947 Private Frederick HALLER, a 21 year old Labourer from Charters Towers, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 13 February 1917.
944 Private Nero HANSEN, a 23 year old Carpenter from Kaniva, Victoria. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 January 1919.
945 Private Ralph Drummond HORSLEY, a 25 year old Mining Engineer from Herberton, Queensland. He enlisted on 11 January 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 16 February 1918.
950 Private Clarence George Herbert JONES, a 21 year old Baker from Bundarra, New South Wales. He enlisted on 14 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 8 May 1916.
948 Private Henry JONES, a 20 year old Labourer from Townsville, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 May 1919.
951 Private Allan Edward KEBBLEWHITE, a 20 year old Labourer from PO Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 27 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
988 Private Edward William George KEMP, a 24 year old Miner from Booningba, Queensland. He enlisted on 30 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
952 Private Reginald Norman KEMP, a 20 year old Farmer from Booningba, Queensland. He enlisted on 23 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 August 1919.
953 Private James LUCAS, a 26 year old Labourer from Mudgee, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 December 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 November 1915.
958 Private Alexander McLELLAN, a 27 year old Cook from Churchill, New South Wales. He enlisted on 18 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 March 1919.
959 Private William Arthur NOLLER, a 22 year old Labourer from Yandina, Queensland. He enlisted on 23 December 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 8 November 1915.
960 Acting Sergeant John Murdoch O'BRIEN, a 32 year old Mechanic from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 14 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Embarked at Basra, 17 November 1918, to join Knox's Mission at Vladivostok. Embarked from Vladivostok for Shanghai; transhipped to Hong Kong, thence to Australia and Arrived in Australia, 11 May 1919.
984 Private Denis John O'DONOHUE, a 30 year old Lawyer from Toowoomba, Queensland. He enlisted on 14 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 21 March 1919.
961 Private William OLDHAM, a 23 year old Labourer from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 19 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 April 1919.
964 Private James PETERSEN, a 22 year old Labourer from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 19 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 July 1919.
965 Private David POUNTNEY, a 21 year old Carpenter from PO Townsville, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 13 September 1915.
963 Private John Ernest PRINGLE, a 19 year old Baker from Paddington, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
962 Private Vivian James PRINGLE, a 22 year old Baker from Paddington, New South Wales. He enlisted on 15 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 21 March 1919.
985 Private Edgar Sylvanus PYNEGAR, a 23 year old Pastoralist from Blackall, Queensland. He enlisted on 16 January 1915; and subsequently Died of Disease, 30 October 1918.
989 Private William Henry REDDICLIFFE, a 31 year old Stockman from Gladstone, Queensland. He enlisted on 17 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 21 March 1919.
990 Signaller Blakiston ROBINSON, a 20 year old Drover from Oxley, Queensland. He enlisted on 15 January 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 10 June 1916.
966 Private John James ROBINSON, a 28 year old Labourer from Otago NZ. He enlisted on 19 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 28 January 1916.
968 Private Gordon ROSE, a 30 year old Manager from Texas, Queensland. He enlisted on 23 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 March 1919.
971 Private Arthur Rodney SAUNDERSON, a 21 year old Stockman from Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 23 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 June 1920.
970 Private Harold Herbert SHAW, a 23 year old Labourer from Hughenden, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 24 April 1918.
974 Private Harold Benjamin TALBOT, a 27 year old Pastoralist from Oxford, Queensland. He enlisted on 21 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 27 May 1919.
973 Private John Cornelius THOMPSON, a 19 year old Stockman from Ambrose Siding, Queensland. He enlisted on 19 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
972 Private Stanley Fletcher TREVETHAN, a 29 year old Labourer from Clayfield, Queensland. He enlisted on 31 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.
976 Private Stanley Carr WALLACE, a 27 year old Farmer from The Channon, New South Wales. He enlisted on 16 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
975 Private Frank Claude WESTHOVEN, a 24 year old Stockman from The Valley, Queensland. He enlisted on 23 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 23 December 1918.
978 Private Charles WOOD, a 24 year old Labourer from Wagga, New South Wales. He enlisted on 16 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 January 1919.
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Sources Used:
National Archives Service File.
Embarkation Roll, AWM8, Class 10, Light Horse.
Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.
Collected Records of Steve Becker.
Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item.
Further Reading:
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 5th Reinforcements
