Topic: AIF - 3B - 10 LHR
10th LHR, AIF
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 20th Reinforcements
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 20th Reinforcements, embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on board RMS Malwa 31 July 1916.
The RMS Malwa weighed 10,883 tons with an average cruise speed of 15 knots or 27.78 kmph. It was owned by the P & O SN Co, London.
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
2866 Private Mandale ARMSTRONG, a 32 year old Traveller from Perth, Western Australia. He enlisted on 14 March 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 January 1919.
2867 Private David BARRON, a 19 year old Stockman from Narrogin, Western Australia. He enlisted on 26 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
2869 Private Thomas William BENNETT, a 27 year old Farmer from Katanning, Western Australia. He enlisted on 4 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 12 July 1919.
2868 Private Thomas Edward BOLTON, a 27 year old Farmer from Bridgetown, Western Australia. He enlisted on 18 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
2870 Private Henry Robert CONNING, a 20 year old Dairy Farmer from Busselton, Western Australia. He enlisted on 6 March 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 March 1919.
2871 Private Reginald Victor Claude DAVIDSON, a 23 year old Stockman from Perth, Western Australia. He enlisted on 26 April 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 26 August 1918.
2874 Private Clarence Raymond DOUST, a 37 year old Farmer from Bridgetown, Western Australia. He enlisted on 18 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 7 April 1919.
2873 Private George Fraser DUN, a 28 year old Station Hand from Geraldton, Western Australia. He enlisted on 26 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 November 1919.
2875 Private Richard Frank FUNNELL, a 42 year old General Smith from Perth, Western Australia. He enlisted on 4 April 1916; and subsequently Died of Accident, 26 August 1917.
2877 Private John HARROD, a 22 year old Teamster from Brookton, Western Australia. He enlisted on 7 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
2876 Acting Lance Corporal Charles HAYWARD, a 29 year old Farm Hand from Highbury, Western Australia. He enlisted on 31 March 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 20 September 1919.
75 Sergeant Maitland HOOPS, a 20 year old Farmer from York, Western Australia. He enlisted on 6 October 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 29 April 1919.
2879 Private Herbert Edward JACKSON, a 27 year old Farmer from Beverley, Western Australia. He enlisted on 17 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
954 Private Arthur Clement JONES, a 32 year old Farmer from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. He enlisted on 9 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 April 1919.
2878 Private Robert Maidstone JUDGE, a 19 year old Farm Hand from Merriden, Western Australia. He enlisted on 17 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 June 1919.
2880 Private John Edgar KIDD, a 35 year old Station Manager from Belmont, Western Australia. He enlisted on 3 May 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 8 March 1917.
2882 Private Henry Claude LADYMAN, a 26 year old Wool Classer from Tennis Dale Katanning, Western Australia. He enlisted on 29 March 1916; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 10 January 1917.
2881 Private Herbert Walker LEE, a 40 year old Fruit Grower from Bakers Hill, Western Australia. He enlisted on 13 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 27 January 1919.
2883 Private Herbert Sherwood MARSH, a 23 year old Farmer from Perth, Western Australia. He enlisted on 31 March 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
2887 Private Ernest William McAULLAY, a 30 year old Engineer from Geraldton, Western Australia. He enlisted on 4 April 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 July 1918.
2886 Private Lionel McMANUS, a 21 year old Farmer from Irishtown via Northam, Western Australia. He enlisted on 3 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
2884 Private Walter Alfred McNAMARA, a 32 year old Wheat Lumper from Moora, Western Australia. He enlisted on 27 March 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 March 1919.
2885 Private John Percival McSHERRY, an 18 year old Saddler from Perth, Western Australia. He enlisted on 3 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 March 1919.
2895 Private William Robert MONTAGUE, a 32 year old Sleeper hewer from Noggerup, Western Australia. He enlisted on 5 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 29 April 1919.
737 Private Patrick O'DONNELL, a 33 year old Labourer from Meekatharra, Western Australia. He enlisted on 20 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
2889 Private Thomas PORTER, a 29 year old Farmer from Highbury, Western Australia. He enlisted on 3 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
2888 Private Henry Albert Franklin PRICE, a 29 year old Contractor from Katanning, Western Australia. He enlisted on 17 April 1916; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 20 April 1917.
2894 Private James Henry RICHARDS, a 21 year old Station Hand from Perth, Western Australia. He enlisted on 11 November 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
2891 Private Horace ROCHFORT, a 21 year old Labourer from Fremantle, Western Australia. He enlisted on 3 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 August 1919.
2890 Private Jack ROLLO, a 29 year old Labourer from Perth, Western Australia. He enlisted on 18 March 1916; and subsequently Died of Accident, 14 June 1919.
2872 Private William Henry ROSS, a 27 year old Horse Breaker from GPO Brisbane, Queensland. He enlisted on 10 April 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 4 October 1918.
2892 Private Henry William SORENSEN, a 22 year old Farmer from Quairading, Western Australia. He enlisted on 24 March 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
2893 Private Herbert THOMPSON, a 25 year old Dairyman from Perth, Western Australia. He enlisted on 13 April 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 8 March 1917.
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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:
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 20th Reinforcements
