4th LHFA, AIF

4th Light Horse Field Ambulance

Embarkation Roll, 5th Reinforcement

4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF, 5th Reinforcement, embarked Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A69 Warilda 5 October 1915.

The HMAT A69 Warilda weighed 7,713 tons with an average cruise speed of 16 knots or 29.63 kmph. It was owned by the Adelaide SS Co Ltd, Adelaide, and manned by Australian officers and mainly by Australian crews. The Warilda was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the English Channel, 3 August 1918.

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.

See: Navigating the National Archives Service File 

Embarkation Roll

 

1718 Driver William George CROSBIE, a 21 year old Clerk from North Pine, Queensland. He enlisted on 23 June 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 November 1917.

 

1719 Private Cecil John GARDNER, a 22 year old Draughtsman from Theebine, Queensland. He enlisted on 17 June 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Discharged in Britain, 26 December 1919.

 

1720 Private John Smith HANZELL, a 40 year old Farmer from Stanthorpe, Queensland. He enlisted on 2 July 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 25 August 1917.

 

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Next: 6th Reinforcement

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:

4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF 

4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Roll of Honour

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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Updated: Wednesday, 31 March 2010 6:48 AM EADT

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29th ALH

29th (Port Phillip) Australian Light Horse

1917

Victorian Mounted Rifles [1885 - 1903]
10th and 11th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
29th (Port Phillip) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1929]

Prest D'Accomplir -  Ready to Act

 South Africa 1899 - 1902

Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).

District

Melbourne

South Melbourne

Vacant.

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edward Merrett, VD, Tenure of command 1 July 1912 to 30 June 1917.

Major Charles William Symons, Temporary Commanding Officer, 22 July 1915.

Captain Stephen John Wright Armstrong, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant TJ Boyd, 1 October 1915.

Honorary Lieutenant Alexander Charles Michaelson, 12 August 1912, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant Colonel The Honorable CC Salmon, VD.

Vacant.

Melbourne and Geelong

Vacant.

Captain Ronald John Livingstone Hildyard, 1 February 1913.

Lieutenant Harold Michael Horan, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant Henry Osborne Vary, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant HJ Thornton, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant GB Hutchings, 16 August 1915.
 
Lieutenant SAW Wood, 16 January 1916.

Lieutenant TP Corrigan, 1 October 1916.

Lieutenant Packington Joseph Vallence, 1 July 1915, South African War Veteran, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant Leonard Farrell, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant BEA Kerr, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant RAH Taggart, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant AJ Baylis, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant JAR Montgomery, 1 October 1916.

Captain Arthur Vivian Deeble, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant Columbus Leigh Price, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant George James Sandford, 1 July 1915, South African War Veteran, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant JAH McKeown, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant SJ Richardson, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant AL Storrer, 1 October 1916.

Lieutenant AD Grant, 1 October 1916.

"D" Squadron, Box Hill - Ringwood

Lieutenant AW Peacock, Area Officer, 1 October 1914.

Lieutenant D Gibson, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant WG Jennings, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant CA Lanpriere, 16 August 1915, Absent on AIF duty.
 
Lieutenant HR Paton, 1 February 1916.

Lieutenant AD Warden, 1 August 1916, South African War Veteran.

Previous: 29th (Port Phillip) Australian Light Horse, 1916 

Next: 29th (Port Phillip) Australian Light Horse, 1918 

Further Reading:

29th (Port Phillip) Australian Light Horse

Victoria Militia - Light Horse 

Australian Militia Light Horse

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Updated: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 11:15 PM EADT

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19th ALH

19th (Yarrowee) Australian Light Horse Regiment

1917

 Pro Gloria - For Glory

 South Africa 1899 - 1902

Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Oversea Dominions Regiment).

District

North-Western Victoria

Division

2nd Division

Brigade

7th Light Horse Brigade

Headquarters

Ballarat  

Honorary Colonel

The Right Honorable William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley, PC, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, Boer War Veteran.

Commanding Officer

Major Charles Arthur Courtney, 1 March 1917, Tenure of command from 18 March 1914 to 17 March 1919, AIF Veteran

Lieutenant John Liddell Christie, 16 May 1915.

Quartermaster

Honorary Lieutenant Henry Cherry, 30 October 1911.

Medical Officer

Captain David Duncan Cade, 4 May 1914, Boer War Veteran, Absent on AIF Service.

Veterinary Officer

Vacant.

Area Officers

Lieutenant Stanley Fox Pollard, 1 July 1913, Absent on AIF Service.

Machine Gun Section

Ballarat

Lieutenant John Heber Leopold Gilbert, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

"A" Squadron, Ballarat - Kingston - Learmonth

Captain David Baird, 5 February 1915.

Lieutenant Robert Oswald Baird, 16 May 1915.

Lieutenant Russell Eric Sara, 16 May 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Eric George Whiteside, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Walter James Redman, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant James Leslie Hucker, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Cyril George Philp, 16 February 1917. 480

Lieutenant Henry Victor Wardle, 16 February 1917.

Lieutenant Edgar Gordon Ludbrook, 16 February 1917.

"B" Squadron, Ararat - Wickliffe - Maryborough - Rupanyup

Lieutenant John Parkin, 6 June 1906, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Thomas Flattely Lewis, 1 July 1914.

Lieutenant Roderick Meagher, 16 May 1915.

Lieutenant James Lawson, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant George Harriott, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Charles Herbert Stephenson, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant William Henry Kendall, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Clarence Charles Kelly, 26 February 1917.

"C" Squadron, Nhill - Horsham - Dimboola - Natimuk

Captain Henry William Byrne, 1 February 1916.

Lieutenant John Freeland Hastie, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Wilfred Robinson, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Arthur Thomas Clark, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Alan Edward Kimberly, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Ernest Merrifield Middleton, 1 July 1915.

Previous: 19th (Yarrowee) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1916

Next: 19th (Yarrowee) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1918

Further Reading:

9th/19th Australian Light Horse

Victoria Militia - Light Horse 

Australian Militia Light Horse

Australian Light Horse Regimental Militia Field Force

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Updated: Sunday, 11 July 2010 9:27 AM EADT

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15th ALH

15th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse

1917

Victorian Mounted Rifles [1885 - 1903]
7th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
15th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
20th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1919 - 1941]
20th Australian (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Motor Regiment [1942 - 1943]
20th Australian Pioneer Battalion [1943 - 1945]
8th/13th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Armoured Regiment [1948 - 1960]
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles [1960 - ]

Pro Rege et Patria - For King and Country

 South Africa 1899 - 1902 

Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).

District

Central Victoria

Division

2nd Division

Brigade

5th Light Horse Brigade

Seymour

The Right Honorable Baron Hallam Tennyson, PC, GCMG.

Major OR Scale, Tenure of Command from 4 June 1915 to 5 June 1918.

Lieutenant ECP Plant, Army and Instructional Staff, 1 July 1913, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant E Heywood, 1 November 1915.

Honorary Lieutenant ET Begley, 29 March 1909.

Major JC Morton.

Captain J Kendall, Absent on AIF duty.

Captain H McDonald, 15 February 1909, South African War Veteran.

Captain J Storey, 1 July 1915.

Seymour

Vacant.

"A" Squadron, Broadford - Nathalia - Tatura - Kyabram - Rushworth

Lieutenant EH Russell, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant A Crawford, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant W Ewing, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant S Lade, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant JN Muntz, 13 September 1915.

"B" Squadron, Mansfield - Bonniedoon - Cathkin - Yea

Captain W Parsons, 16 January 1913.

Captain TH Templeton, 5 February 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant WA Bon, 5 March 1915.

Second Lieutenant RS McAlpin, 1 July 1915, South African War Veteran, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant W Ross, 19 June 1911, 1 July 1915, South African War Veteran, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant JJ Tolmie, 13 September 1915.

"C" Squadron, Shepparton - Mooroopna - Cobram - Numurkah

Captain HJE Brisbane, 1 April 1915.

Lieutenant MWJ Bourchier, 20 September 1909, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant WJ Day, 20 September 1909, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant TJ Leavey, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant B Fish, 11 July 1915.

Lieutenant WC Harvie, 12 July 1915.

Lieutenant G Gregory, 1 October 1916.

"D" Squadron, Kilmore - Heathcote - Lancefield - Whittlesea

Captain JM Neill, 1 October 1914.

 

 

Previous: 15th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1916

Next: 15th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1918

Further Reading:

7th/15th/20th Australian Light Horse

Victoria Militia - Light Horse 

Australian Militia Light Horse

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Updated: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 11:21 AM EADT

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13th ALH

13th Australian (Gippsland) Light Horse

1917

 South Africa 1899 - 1902

Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).

District

South Eastern Victoria

Division

2nd Division

Brigade

5th Brigade

 Headquarters

Warragul

Honorary Colonel

The Honorable William Pearson, MLC.

Commanding Officer

Lieutenant Colonel George Vernon Stephen, VD, 16 February 1913, Tenure of Command 1 April 1911 to 31 March 1916, Absent on AIF Service.

Major Charles Seafield Ogilvy, VD, 24 July 1911, Temporary Command from 17 October 1914.

Adjutant

Honorary Lieutenant George Henry Taylor, Army and Instructional Staff, 16 December 1914. 

Lieutenant Albert Julius Arndt, 24 August 1914.

Quartermaster

Honorary Lieutenant Frederick James Higgs, 5 February 1912.

Medical Officer

Major Horace Francis Hayes, 27 August 1914.

Veterinary Officer

Captain David Thomas Jones, Boer War Veteran, 19 December 1913, Absent on AIF Service.

Area Officers

Captain Walter Henry Manners McFarlane, 6 February 1911.

Captain Malwyn Hayley A'Beckett, 1 July 1911, Absent on AIF Service.

Machine Gun Section

Bunyip

Lieutenant Harris Vivian Skelton Sleep, 1 July 1915.

"A" Squadron, Drouin - Thorpdale - Trafalgar - Dandenong

Captain Arthur Haywood A'Beckett, 1 February 1914, Absent on AIF Service.

Captain Frank Bennett, 1 November 1914, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Edward James Hamilton, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Charles Forrester Greaves, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Hugh George Essington Anstey, 20 March 1915.

Lieutenant Leonard William Bizley, 1 July 1916.

"B" Squadron, Sale - Traralgon - Morwell - Maffra

Captain Bruce Effingham Lawrence, 1 February 1914, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant James Swanson Tait, 1 February 1914.

Lieutenant Benjamin Ronald, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Frederick Ralph Mapleson, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Albert Willam John Stewart, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Stephen Percy Ashton, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

"C" Squadron, Bairnsdale - Lindenow - Briagolong - Stratford.

Major James Forsyth, 13 September 1915.

Lieutenant James Duncan Alexander, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant James Mosley Stuart, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Norman Clyde Johnson, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Previous: 13th (Gippsland) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1916

Next: 13th (Gippsland) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1918

Further Reading:

10th/13th Australian Light Horse

Victorian Mounted Rifles

Australian Militia Light Horse

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Updated: Friday, 25 June 2010 11:59 AM EADT

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