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2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 16th Reinforcement Topic: AIF - 2B - 2 Sig Trp
2nd LH Sig Trp, AIF
2nd Light Horse Signal Troop
Embarkation Roll, 16th Reinforcement
SS Makarini
2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, 16th Reinforcement, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board SS Makarini 1 April 1916.
The SS Makariniweighed 10,624 tons with an average cruise speed of 13 knots or 24.07 kmph. It was owned by G.D.Tyser & Co, London. Accommodation for 750-steerage class passengers. Built by Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast, she was launched on 3rd Feb.1912. In 1914 Tyser's was taken over by the Commonwealth & Dominion Line (Port Line) and she was renamed SS Port Nicholson. Mined and sunk 15 miles West of Dunkirk 15 January1917. [Great Passenger Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, vol.1, ISBN 0-85059-174-0, which contains a photo of the ship] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol. 21, Port Line]
The ensuing individual soldier's embarkation information contains the following details:
7632 Sapper Francis Henry BLAY, an 18 year old Clerk from Haberfield, New South Wales. He enlisted on 7 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 31 March 1919.
7631 Sapper Jack Wallace BROWN, a 24 year old Telephonist from Marrickville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 15 March 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 December 1918.
7633 Sapper Robert Sydney BURMAN, a 21 year old Machinist from Auburn, New South Wales. He enlisted on 23 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 12 May 1919.
7634 Sapper Robert Maxwell Gray CORBETT, a 21 year old Clerk from Griffith via Willbriggie, New South Wales. He enlisted on 14 September 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 17 August 1916.
7635 Sapper Reginald William GREGG, a 23 year old Electrician from Woollahra, New South Wales. He enlisted on 18 January 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 6 May 1919.
7636 Sapper Jack JAGO, a 20 year old Postal worker from Carlton, New South Wales. He enlisted on 24 November 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 12 May 1919.
7637 Sapper Roy Edgar Lindsay SPRING, a 25 year old Watchmaker from Bondi, New South Wales. He enlisted on 17 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 20 May 1919.
7638 Sapper John YUILE, a 20 year old Shop worker from Stanmore, New South Wales. He enlisted on 16 December 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 17th Reinforcement Topic: AIF - 2B - 2 Sig Trp
2nd LH Sig Trp, AIF
2nd Light Horse Signal Troop
Embarkation Roll, 17th Reinforcement
HMAT A40 Ceramic
2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, 17th Reinforcement, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916.
The HMAT A40 Ceramic weighed 18,481 tons with an average cruise speed of 15 knots or 27.78 kmph. It was owned by the Oceanic SN Co Ltd, Liverpool, and leased by the Commonwealth until 9 July 1917.
The ensuing individual soldier's embarkation information contains the following details:
8537 Sapper Clarence Avery DALE, a 24 year old Carpenter from Burwood, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 22 May 1919.
8536 Sapper Milne Barry GOW, a 23 year old Mechanic from Strathfield, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 20 June 1919.
2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 18th Reinforcement Topic: AIF - 2B - 2 Sig Trp
2nd LH Sig Trp, AIF
2nd Light Horse Signal Troop
Embarkation Roll, 18th Reinforcement
HMAT A55 Kyarra
2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, 18th Reinforcement, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916.
The HMAT A55 Kyarra weighed 6,953 tons with an average cruise speed of 14 knots or 25.92 kmph. It was owned by the AUSN Co Ltd, London, and manned by Australia officers and crew. The Kyarra was leased by the Commonwealth until 4 January 1918. The Kyarra was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the English Channel, 26 May 1918.
The ensuing individual soldier's embarkation information contains the following details:
9381 Sapper Harold Vivian Lance JOHNSON, a 21 year old Telegraphist from Cronulla, New South Wales. He enlisted on 23 January 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 27 September 1918.
9382 Sapper Stanley James MORROW, a 21 year old Telegraphist from Candelo, New South Wales. He enlisted on 23 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 12 May 1919.
Australian Light Horse Signal Service, AIF, Embarkation Roll, Roll: A - Z Topic: AIF - DMC - Sigs
LH Sigs, AIF
Light Horse Signals
Embarkation Roll: A - Z
The following is a composite alphabetical roll of all members of the Light Horse Signals Reinforcements, AIF who are known to have embarked overseas during the Great War.
Each man is listed with:
Service Number
Rank at Embarkation
First Names
Family Name
If applicable, the false name used
Notes
Note 1: All soldiers’ names are linked to the specific unit and date when embarkation occurred. By utilising the link, upon the Embarkation Roll is a brief military biography of the individual. Also on the page are details and picture of the ship in which embarkation occurred for that specific soldier.
Note 2: There are duplications of some names in the following list. The reason for this is that the soldier embarked on more than one occasion. This was the simplest way of resolving the problem of multiple entries for a single individual.
Note 3: In comparing this roll with the official Embarkation Rolls published by the Department of Defence during the Great War, it will be noticed that some names are absent. The reason for this lies in the fact that when the official Embarkation Rolls were compiled, last minute absentees for one reason or another were recorded as embarking whereas in actuality, no embarkation occurred. In addition, there are other names that have been included that do not appear in the official Embarkation Rolls and yet they embarked with that particular group.
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