Australian Light Horse Studies Centre

Citation: 1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 7th Reinforcement

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Thursday, 28 July 2005

1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 8th Reinforcement
Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 Sig Trp

1st LH Sig Trp, AIF

1st Light Horse Signal Troop

Embarkation Roll, 8th Reinforcement

SS Makarini

1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, 8th Reinforcement, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board SS Makarini on 10 September 1915.

The SS Makarini weighed 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:

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

1376 Sapper Thomas Alfred Stanley PICKFORD, a 21 year old Patternmaker from Malvern, Victoria. He enlisted on 9 September 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 March 1919.

Previous: 7th Reinforcement

Next: 9th 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:

Citation: 1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 8th Reinforcement

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EADT

Updated: Sunday, 7 March 2010 8:00 PM EAST

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Wednesday, 27 July 2005

1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 9th Reinforcement
Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 Sig Trp

1st LH Sig Trp, AIF

1st Light Horse Signal Troop

Embarkation Roll, 9th Reinforcement

HMAT A17 Port Lincoln

1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, 9th Reinforcement, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln 16 October 1915.

The HMAT A17 Port Lincoln weighed 7,243 tons with an average cruise speed of 12 knots or 22.22 kmph. It was owned by the Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 26 September 1917.

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

1456 Sapper Frederick Magnus GILLBERG, a 23 year old Telephone mechanic from East Brunswick, Victoria. He enlisted on 15 October 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 March 1919.

Previous: 8th Reinforcement

Next: 10th 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:

Citation: 1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 9th Reinforcement

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EADT

Updated: Sunday, 7 March 2010 7:57 PM EAST

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Tuesday, 26 July 2005

1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 10th Reinforcement
Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 Sig Trp

1st LH Sig Trp, AIF

1st Light Horse Signal Troop

Embarkation Roll, 10th Reinforcement

HMAT A70 Ballarat

1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, 10th Reinforcement, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 9 September 1915.

The HMAT A70 Ballarat weighed 11,120 tons with an average cruise speed of 14 knots or 25.92 kmph. It was owned by the P & O SN Co, London. The Ballarat was torpedoed by a submarine in the English Channel, 25 April 1917 and sank the next day.

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

1556 Sapper Olaf Edwin RAWSON, a 20 year old Chemist from Richmond, Victoria. He enlisted on 8 September 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.

Previous: 9th Reinforcement

Next: 11th 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:

Citation: 1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 10th Reinforcement

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Updated: Sunday, 7 March 2010 7:53 PM EAST

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Monday, 25 July 2005

1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 11th Reinforcement
Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 Sig Trp

1st LH Sig Trp, AIF

1st Light Horse Signal Troop

Embarkation Roll, 11th Reinforcement

HMAT A38 Ulysses

1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, 11th Reinforcement, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A38 Ulysses 27 October 1915.

The HMAT A38 Ulysses weighed 14,499 tons with an average cruise speed of 14 knots or 25.92 kmph. It was owned by the China Mutual SN Co, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 15 August 1917.

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

1677 Sapper Johan Leonard REHNSTROM, a 23 year old Tailor from Malvern, Victoria. He enlisted on 26 October 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 6 March 1919.

1676 Sapper Sydney Henderson TREYVAUD, a 22 year old Clerk from Essendon, Victoria. He enlisted on 26 October 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 July 1919.

Previous: 10th Reinforcement

Next: 12th 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:

Citation: 1st Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 11th Reinforcement

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EADT

Updated: Sunday, 7 March 2010 7:51 PM EAST