Topic: AIF - 3B - 10 LHR
10th LHR, AIF
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Hubert Howden Brockman
Hubert Howden Brockman
| Regimental number | 69 |
| Place of birth | Beverley, Western Australia |
| School | State School, Beverley, Western Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Beverley, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 7.75" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, B Brockman, Beverley, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | 4 November 1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Guildford, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on board HMAT A47 Mashobra 8 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF |
| Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1915 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Hawden spelt Howden |
| Place of death or wounding | Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli |
| Date of death | 7 August 1915 |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 10), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Elliot and Amy BROCKMAN |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Missing in action, 7 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, 9 August 1915, determined fate as 'killed in action, Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915 (attack at The Nek). In evidence to the Court, which found that that 'all those missing are killed in action' (3 Officers, 5 NCOs, 20 Other Ranks from the 10th Light Horse), Lt Colonel N.M. Brazier testified that he had ordered the assault on the Turkish positions,' although at this time there was a murderous hail of shrapnel, machine gun and rifle fire from the enemy, and [he] felt quite convinced few if any would return', added that 'subsequent to the assault the enemy were seen deliberately firing on the wounded'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| War Grave Register notes | BROCKMAN, Tpr. Hubert Howden, 69. 10th Light Horse Regt. Killedin action 7th Aug., 1915. Son of Elliot Burges Brockman and Amy Sophia Brockman. 10. |
| Source | AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army |
Lest We Forget
All information sourced from the Australian War Memorial, ADFA Project, National Australian Archives and the Australian Light Horse Studies Centre.
Additional Reading:
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915, Roll of Honour, Australian, British and Turkish
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 10th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Hubert Howden Brockman
