Topic: AIF - 2B - 6 LHR
6th LHR, AIF
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 19th Reinforcement
RMS Mongolia
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 19th Reinforcement, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board RMS Mongolia 8 July 1916.
The RMS Mongolia weighed 4,892 tons with an average cruise speed of 12 knots or 22.22 kmph. It was owned by the Indian & Peninsular St. Nav Co Ltd Glasgow. Torpedoed and sunk on 21 July 1918.
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.
Finding more about a service person.
Embarkation Roll
2806 Acting Sergeant Thomas Graham ANDERSON, a 29 year old Bookkeeper from Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 May 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 11 July 1917.
1076 Private George APPLETON, a 22 year old Farm Hand from “Chitworth”, Rockdale, New South Wales. He enlisted on 6 March 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 8 October 1919.
2807 Private Edwin William BRIDLE, a 19 year old Grocer from Rosevale, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
2808 Private George Patrick Richard BUCKLEY, a 38 year old Farmer from Gulargambone, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 14 March 1919.
2809 Private Douglas CURRAN, a 17 year old Groom from Grahamstown, New South Wales. He enlisted on 26 September 1915; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 20 April 1918.
2811 Private Patrick DOYLE, a 23 year old Labourer from Boree Creek via The Rock, New South Wales. He enlisted on 25 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 September 1919.
2810 Private Collett Wood DU-ROSS, a 30 year old Labourer from Bergalia via Moruya, New South Wales. He enlisted on 12 October 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 June 1919.
2812 Private George Rosevarne EDWARDS, a 28 year old Chemist assistant from Paddington, New South Wales. He enlisted on 22 December 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 November 1917.
2814 Private Robert Walter HAWKES, a 20 year old Farmer from Ryde, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 January 1916; and subsequently Died of Disease, 3 November 1918.
130 Private Henry HEATH, a 21 year old Station hand from Gravesend, New South Wales. He enlisted on 15 September 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 14 July 1918.
2816 Private John Aloysius HILL, a 24 year old Clerk from Raymond Terrace, New South Wales. He enlisted on 21 January 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 22 January 1917.
2815 Private Clifton Henry James HOAD, a 19 year old Mercer from Tumut, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 January 1916; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 5 November 1917.
2813 Private Ronald Conn HORTON, a 27 year old Storekeeper from Petersham, New South Wales. He enlisted on 24 November 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 15 February 1918.
2817 Private William Arthur JENKINS, a 19 year old Tailor from Tumut, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 6 July 1919.
2819 Private Thomas Bagnell KELLY, a 23 year old Labourer from Nundle via Tamworth, New South Wales. He enlisted on 27 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
2818 Private John Andrew Bathurst KERR, a 38 year old Rubber Planter from Mosman, New South Wales Kingswood, New South Wales. He enlisted on 7 January 1916; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 19 April 1917.
2821 Private John MARTIN, a 29 year old Carpenter from Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 21 December 1918.
1009 Private Horace Edward McCABE, an 18 year old Station Manager from Spicer's Creek, via Wellington, New South Wales. He enlisted on 3 April 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
2822 Private William Leslie MOLLOY, a 21 year old Shearer from Nundle via Tamworth, New South Wales. He enlisted on 27 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 August 1919.
2823 Private Albert William NEWPORT, a 33 year old Cleaner from Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 3 December 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
Major Frederick Dudley Weedon OATLEY, a 30 year old Grazier from Umaralla, Cooma, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 31 July 1918; and subsequently died of wounds, 28 March 1919.
2824 Private James Windsor OSBORNE, an 18 year old Linesman from South Woodburn, New South Wales. He enlisted on 12 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
2825 Private Ernest Harold Alfred PEARCE, an 18 year old Labourer from Marrickville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 21 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
655 Private William Victor PENROSE, a 23 year old Labourer from Moonie Ponds, Victoria. He enlisted on 26 September 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 July 1919.
522 Private Cecil Stanley SCOTT, a 21 year old Farmer from Lockhart, New South Wales. He enlisted on 14 November 1914; and subsequently Died of Disease, 25 November 1918.
2827 Private John SCOTT, a 30 year old Farmer from Lindfield, New South Wales. He enlisted on 20 November 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 25 November 1919.
2826 Acting Corporal Archibald John SEARL, a 20 year old Farmer from Bendolba, New South Wales. He enlisted on 28 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 March 1919.
2829 Private William STEVENS, a 32 year old Tram driver from Waterloo, New South Wales. He enlisted on 15 April 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 23 November 1918.
2828 Private James Brown SWAN, a 24 year old Labourer from Queanbeyan, New South Wales. He enlisted on 5 October 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
2830 Private Frederick Henry TIBBETT, a 31 year old Carter from Wahroonga, New South Wales. He enlisted on 21 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
2831 Private Alfred Howard TOES, a 39 year old Station hand from Northam, Western Australia. He enlisted on 3 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 18 December 1919.
2832 Private Arthur John TROLLOPE, a 34 year old Clerk from Wollstonecraft, New South Wales. He enlisted on 3 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 March 1919.
2833 Private Leonard WIDDOWSON, a 23 year old Seaman from Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 8 October 1919.
2834 Private Norman WILKINSON, a 19 year old Motor driver from Tumut, New South Wales. He enlisted on 19 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 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:
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 19th Reinforcement
