Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 3rd Reinforcement Pera Group
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 3rd Reinforcement Pera Group, 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
740 Private Charles AINSWORTH, a 29 year old Miner from Broken Hill, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 July 1919.
742 Private Donald Lee BEDFORD, a 19 year old Farmer from Prospect, South Australia. He enlisted on 27 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
741 Private Harold Lewis BORCHERS, a 24 year old Engineer from Adelaide, South Australia. He enlisted on 27 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 June 1919.
776 Private Percy BROKENSHIRE, a 20 year old Butcher from Moonta, South Australia. He enlisted on 3 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 June 1919.
777 Private Allen Clive CAMERON, a 21 year old Clerk from Beechworth, South Australia. He enlisted on 13 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 August 1919.
747 Private Thomas CAMPBELL, a 32 year old Miner from Broken Hill, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Killed in Action, 8 April 1917.
744 Private Harold Francis CARLYLE, a 28 year old Drover from Malvern, South Australia. He enlisted on 27 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 6 September 1919.
746 Private Oliver CHAPLIN, a 41 year old Miner from Broken Hill, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 15 February 1915.
745 Private David Andrew CRIGHTON, a 22 year old Labourer from Lower Light, South Australia. He enlisted on 30 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 July 1918.
748 Private Charles DALEY, a 29 year old Labourer from Broken Hill, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 24 June 1916.
750 Private John Matthews FITCHER, a 42 year old Labourer from Barkers Creek, Victoria. He enlisted on 26 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 28 August 1915.
749 Private Wilfred Frank FORD, a 20 year old Station Hand from Kooringa, South Australia. He enlisted on 28 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 5 July 1915.
752 Private George Edmund HAGEL, a 25 year old Labourer from Saddleworth, South Australia. He enlisted on 28 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
751 Private Charles Ernest HOUSTON, a 33 year old Farmer/ Soldier from Moorook, South Australia Westbourne Park, South Australia. He enlisted on 18 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 July 1918.
753 Private Harry Raymond HOWARD, a 21 year old Labourer from Langhorne’s Creek, South Australia. He enlisted on 30 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 29 April 1919.
754 Private Cyril Headle HUTCHINSON, a 20 year old Farmer from Koolunga, South Australia. He enlisted on 26 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 19 June 1919.
755 Private Leo Lawrence JACKSON, a 23 year old Stockman from Avoca Stn, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 11 July 1917.
756 Private John Scott KENT, a 25 year old Farmer from Mt Cooper, South Australia. He enlisted on 9 December 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 29 August 1915.
739 Private William MARSTON, a 37 year old Miner from Marrickville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 July 1919.
757 Private Leo Patrick MOY, a 26 year old Grocer from Oaklands, South Australia. He enlisted on 2 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 August 1919.
758 Private Richard OLIVER, a 32 year old Labourer from Bendigo, Victoria. He enlisted on 4 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 13 December 1915.
759 Private George David PATTERSON, a 22 year old Miner from Daylesford, Victoria. He enlisted on 1 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 31 May 1919.
761 Private Frank PORTER, an 18 year old Labourer from Dublin, South Australia. He enlisted on 12 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
762 Private Henry Leonard PORTER, a 22 year old Labourer from Dublin, South Australia. He enlisted on 30 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 22 December 1918.
760 Private William Allen PORTER, a 23 year old Labourer from Dublin, South Australia. He enlisted on 7 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
763 Private William Henry ROBERTS, a 22 year old Farmer from Paringa, South Australia. He enlisted on 2 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 March 1919.
764 Private Archibald SCOTT, a 27 year old Boundary rider from Kensington, South Australia. He enlisted on 7 December 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 22 July 1917.
766 Private Maurice Theo SHEEHAN, a 22 year old Labourer from North Broken Hill, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 March 1919.
765 Private Albert Gordon SIMPSON, a 26 year old Labourer from Port Pirie, South Australia North Adelaide, South Australia. He enlisted on 30 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 August 1919.
767 Private John Charles SINCLAIR, a 29 year old Stockman from Parkside, South Australia. He enlisted on 27 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 April 1920.
770 Private Angus THOMAS, a 26 year old Labourer from Moorak Stn, South Australia. He enlisted on 26 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
769 Private Arthur Hamilton TODD, a 23 year old Labourer from Port Pirie, South Australia. He enlisted on 27 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 23 December 1918.
775 Private Thomas TRUBY, a 20 year old Station Hand from Adelaide, South Australia. He enlisted on 8 December 1914; and subsequently was Discharged in Britain, 22 April 1919.
768 Private Herbert TYLEY, a 25 year old Engineer from Parkside, South Australia. He enlisted on 27 November 1914; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 10 June 1916.
771 Private Frederick Henry WEAVER, a 29 year old Labourer from Rosewater, South Australia. He enlisted on 26 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 28 August 1915.
Second Lieutenant Hartley WILLIAMS, a 30 year old Auctioneer from Hyde Park, South Australia. He enlisted on 3 February 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 15 February 1918.
773 Private Malcolm Henry WINFIELD, a 27 year old Carpenter from Glenelg, South Australia. He enlisted on 26 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.
774 Private Edward WRIGHT, a 24 year old Station Hand from Semaphore, South Australia. He enlisted on 26 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 December 1919.
772 Private Leo John WYMAN, a 23 year old Labourer from Saddleworth, South Australia. He enlisted on 28 November 1914; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 9 August 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:
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 3rd Reinforcement Pera Group
