Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 3rd Reinforcement
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 3rd Reinforcement, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A4 Pera 8 February 1915.
HMAT A4 Pera weighed 7,635 tons with an average cruise speed of 11 knots or 20.37 kmph. It was owned by the P&O SN Co, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 6 January 1917. The Pera was torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean on 19 October 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.
Finding more about a service person.
Embarkation Roll
755 Private James Valentine AIREY, a 27 year old Labourer from Yea, Victoria. He enlisted on 9 October 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
756 Private Robert Osborne ALEXANDER, a 31 year old Labourer from Port Melbourne, Victoria. He enlisted on 9 September 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
676 Private Henry BOOLEY, a 21 year old Farmer from Kew, Victoria / Banyan Woomelang, Victoria. He enlisted on 7 October 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 20 December 1918.
769 Private John Thomas CLEARY, a 26 year old Butcher from Box Hill, Victoria. He enlisted on 7 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 14 December 1918.
776 Private Thomas George COATES, a 25 year old Labourer from East Brunswick, Victoria. He enlisted on 5 October 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
734 Private John COLLINS, a 22 year old Labourer from Flowerdale, Victoria. He enlisted on 19 October 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 March 1919.
761 Private John CRAWFORD, a 26 year old Farmer from Camperdown, Victoria. He enlisted on 1 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 December 1915.
736 Private Albert DAWES, a 24 year old Carpenter from Richmond, Victoria. He enlisted on 20 October 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 9 February 1916.
780 Private William Ernest DEE, a 26 year old Surveyors assistant from Pyramid Hill, Victoria. He enlisted on 21 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
757 Private Ivan James DENKEL, a 23 year old Farmer from Diapur, Victoria. He enlisted on 9 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 January 1919.
737 Private Thomas DEVLIN, a 22 year old Labourer from Heywood, Victoria. He enlisted on 19 October 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.
735 Private Albert John DOCHERTY, a 22 year old Farm hand from Hamilton, Victoria. He enlisted on 30 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 28 December 1917.
781 Private William DOW, a 20 year old Labourer from Ballarat, Victoria. He enlisted on 2 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Captain Thomas James ENTWISTLE, a 31 year old Secretary from Brighton, Victoria. He enlisted on 16 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 29 January 1919.
738 Private William FITZPATRICK, a 19 year old Butcher from Swan Hill, Victoria. He enlisted on 24 October 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.
740 Private Alexander Edwin GIBSON, a 21 year old Dairy farmer from Trafalgar, Victoria. He enlisted on 28 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 18 July 1919.
768 Private Hugh GRACE, a 25 year old Farmer from Ouyen, Victoria. He enlisted on 2 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
760 Private Frederick George HALL, a 23 year old Teacher from Charam via Goroke, Victoria. He enlisted on 5 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
689A Private John HANCOX, a 32 year old Farmer from Echuca, Victoria. He enlisted on 24 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 22 January 1919.
739 Private William James HOWELL, a 41 year old Carpenter from Yambuk, Victoria. He enlisted on 16 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 29 January 1916.
741 Private William ISLES, a 23 year old Labourer from Warracknabeal, Victoria. He enlisted on 9 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 11 October 1917.
742 Private Samuel JAMES, a 22 year old Labourer from Wychitella, Victoria. He enlisted on 12 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
686A Private Frederick Charles KERGER, a 22 year old Labourer from Henty, Victoria. He enlisted on 9 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.
772 Private Patrick KILLEEN, a 24 year old Farmer from Kooweerup, Victoria. He enlisted on 1 October 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.
762 Private Michael Edward LARKIN, a 25 year old Labourer from Numurkah, Victoria. He enlisted on 4 December 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
743 Private Thomas MALONEY, a 25 year old Slaughterman from Williamstown, Victoria. He enlisted on 14 October 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 5 April 1918.
754 Private William Charles MARSHALL, a 20 year old Labourer from Ramahyuck, Victoria. He enlisted on 13 October 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 7 February 1919.
744 Private Herbert McCARTHY, a 20 year old Driver from Daylesford, Victoria. He enlisted on 28 October 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
764 Private Allen McDONALD, a 27 year old Labourer from Condah, Victoria. He enlisted on 4 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.
765 Private Duncan McLENNAN, a 19 year old Labourer from Clarendon via Buninyong, Victoria. He enlisted on 9 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.
773 Acting Sergeant John Norman McNEILL, a 26 year old Farmer from Raywood, Victoria. He enlisted on 10 October 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 6 September 1919.
763 Acting Sergeant Charles Robert METHVEN, a 19 year old Labourer from Barongarook Colac, Victoria. He enlisted on 23 November 1914; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 19 April 1917.
766 Private Thomas Richard MURRAY, a 24 year old Grazier from Buffalo, Victoria. He enlisted on 16 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
747 Private Reginald Roy Wright PATTERSON, a 19 year old Grazier from Footscray, Victoria. He enlisted on 12 October 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.
778 Private William Henry PATTON, a 23 year old Labourer from Doncaster, Victoria. He enlisted on 2 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 19 August 1919.
745 Private George POWELL, a 21 year old Labourer from Collingwood, Victoria. He enlisted on 23 October 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 4 October 1918.
746 Private Allan PREECE, a 35 year old Labourer from Wolseley, South Australia. He enlisted on 19 October 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
785 Private Harry PURKISS, a 23 year old Farmer from Panmure, Victoria. He enlisted on 4 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 June 1919.
783 Private David ROSS, a 35 year old Driver from Steiglitz, Victoria. He enlisted on 4 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 29 January 1916.
782 Private Ernest RYAN, a 23 year old Labourer from Yallourn PO via Morwell, Victoria. He enlisted on 27 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 15 August 1915.
749 Private Martin Alfred SHEEN, a 19 year old Labourer from Cowes Phillip Island, Victoria. He enlisted on 8 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 31 October 1917.
707 Private William Percival SHEEN, an 18 year old Labourer from Cowes Phillip Island, Victoria / Dunolly, Victoria. He enlisted on 8 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 14 December 1918.
750 Private Abraham Joseph STANFORD, a 20 year old Carpenter from Casterton, Victoria. He enlisted on 26 October 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
751 Private Albert STEELE, a 19 year old Labourer from Nirranda, Victoria. He enlisted on 6 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 14 December 1918.
774 Acting Sergeant John Thomas TALBOTT, a 36 year old Driver from Moyston via Ararat, Victoria. He enlisted on 22 October 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 30 August 1918.
767 Private Walter James THOMPSON, a 24 year old Farmer from Pyramid Hill, Victoria. He enlisted on 27 October 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 3 November 1915.
770 Private Edgar Harold TIERNEY, a 20 year old Labourer from Yendon, Victoria. He enlisted on 19 September 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 20 October 1915.
752 Private Angus Duncan TREWIN, a 19 year old Dairyman from Weerite, Victoria. He enlisted on 17 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
784 Private William Bradley WELCH, a 22 year old Station Owner from Melbourne, Victoria. He enlisted on 25 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
777 Private Frank WHITE, a 21 year old Labourer from Warrnambool, Victoria. He enlisted on 11 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
753 Private William WILLIAMS, a 26 year old Labourer from Warracknabeal, Victoria. He enlisted on 23 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 19 April 1917.
775 Private John WILSON, a 22 year old Cook from Richmond, Victoria. He enlisted on 15 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 3 September 1916.
771 Private Archibald WRIGHT, a 23 year old Labourer from Abbotsford, Victoria. He enlisted on 15 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 13 December 1915.
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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:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 3rd Reinforcement
