Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
William Dow
William Dow
Regimental number | 781 |
Place of birth | Sebastopol, Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mr Dow, Inkerman Street, Dunolly, Victoria |
Enlistment date | 2 November 1914 |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 2 December 1914 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A4 Pera 8 February 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment, AIF |
Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1915 |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 21.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 6), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Donald and Elanor DOW, Inkerman Street, Dunnolly, Vicotoria |
Family/military connections | Brother |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli |
War Grave Register notes | DOW, Tpr. William, 781. 8th Light Horse Regt. Killed in action 7th Aug., 1915. Age 21. Son of Donald and Eleanor Dow, of Inkerman St., Dunnolly, Victoria, Australia. 6. |
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.
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915
Gallipoli CampaignBattles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, William Dow