Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 10th Reinforcement Ballarat Group Melbourne
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 10th Reinforcement Ballarat Group Melbourne, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A70 Ballarat 9 September 1915.
The HMAT A70 Ballarat weighed 11,120 tons with an average cruise speed of 14 knots or 25.92 kmph. It was owned by the P & O SN Co, London. The Ballarat was torpedoed by a submarine in the English Channel, 25 April 1917 and sank the next day.
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
1232 Private Herbert Arthur AITKEN, a 19 year old Butcher from Kyneton, Victoria. He enlisted on 1 May 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 March 1919.
1233 Private John Richard BENNETT, a 19 year old Baker from North Geelong, Victoria. He enlisted on 1 June 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
1234 Private Robert Leslie CAMPBELL, a 19 year old Fitter from Footscray, Victoria. He enlisted on 24 June 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 August 1919.
1235 Private Stewart Milne FLEMING, a 19 year old Grocer from Glenlyon, Victoria. He enlisted on 22 May 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 2 August 1919.
1236 Private George William GROVES, a 25 year old Labourer from South Hamilton, Victoria. He enlisted on 19 May 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 April 1919.
1237 Private John Henry HARRISON, a 19 year old Fitter from Adelaide, South Australia. He enlisted on 27 May 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
1238 Private Skice Rupert HARRISON, an 18 year old Farmer from Speed, Victoria. He enlisted on 17 May 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 March 1919.
1239 Private Harold JOHNSTON, a 22 year old Labourer from Narrogin, Western Australia. He enlisted on 17 May 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 9 February 1916.
1240 Private George KNOWLES, a 28 year old Labourer from Adelaide, South Australia. He enlisted on 6 May 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 11 July 1917.
1231 Private Alfred NEIL, a 36 year old Farmer from Interlaken via Oatlands, Tasmania. He enlisted on 5 September 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 6 September 1919.
Lieutenant Alan Dexter PALMER, a 20 year old Draper from Mt Gambier, South Australia. He enlisted on 6 June 1915; and subsequently Killed in action, 6 August 1916.
1241 Private Charles Arthur Leslie PRESTON, a 25 year old Labourer from Richmond, Victoria. He enlisted on 19 May 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 March 1919.
1242 Private Claude RAY, a 19 year old Labourer from Box Hill, Victoria. He enlisted on 21 May 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 March 1919.
1243 Private Robert Otto SALAU, an 18 year old Labourer from Swan Hill, Victoria. He enlisted on 24 May 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.
1244 Private James TRIGGS, a 19 year old Farmer from Fitzroy, Victoria. He enlisted on 5 January 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 21 November 1917.
1245 Private Claude Richard Guy VARLEY, a 21 year old Manager assistant from Adelaide, South Australia. He enlisted on 18 June 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 22 January 1920.
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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:
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 10th Reinforcement Ballarat Group Melbourne
