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Biographical Research Links
1. First World War Embarkation Roll - AWM
2. First World War Nominal Roll - AWM
3. The AIF Project - ADFA - WW1 Search
4. National Archives Search
5. Boer War Nominal Roll - AWM
6. Australians in the Boer War - Oz-Boer Database Project
7. Archives NZ - Archway
8. Auckland Cenotaph
9. Geoffs British Soldier 1914-1921 Search Engine
10. British Soldier Search - British National Archives
11. London Gazette
12. CEF Search
13. Commonwealth War Graves Commission
14. Les morts pour la France de la guerre
15. Sehitlerimiz
16. Belgian Doden Register
16. Opfer Krieg Gewalt Datenbank Soldatenliste Suche
17. American Battle Monuments Commission
Fora
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7. Ships Nostalgia
8. The Aerodrome
9. Austro-Hungarian Land Forces Discussion Forum
10. FORUM pages 14-18
11. Society of the Military Horse
12. Militärbezogene Familiengeschichtsforschung
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"At a mile distant their thousand hooves were stuttering thunder, coming at a rate that frightened a man - they were an awe inspiring sight, galloping through the red haze - knee to knee and horse to horse - the dying sun glinting on bayonet points..." Trooper Ion Idriess
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Further Reading:
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Oliver Ernest Donaldson
Oliver Ernest Donaldson
| Regimental number | 89 |
| Place of birth | Avenel, Victoria |
| School | State School, Mangalore, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 12 Carlisle Avenue, St Kilda East, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, W Donaldson, 12 Carlyle Avenue, St Kilda East, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 24 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT Star of Victoria 25 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 | 21.6 |
| 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: William and Fanny DONALDSON, 12 Carlisle Avenue, East St. Kilda, Victoria. Navive of Avenel |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| War Grave Register notes: | DONALDSON, Tpr. Oliver Ernest, 89. 8th Light Horse Regt. Killed in action 7th Aug., 1915. Age 21. Son of William and Fanny Donaldson, of 12, Carlisle Avenue, East St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Native of Avenel. 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
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
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