Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 33rd Reinforcement
SS Port Darwin
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 33rd Reinforcement, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board SS Port Darwin 30 April 1918.
The SS Port Darwin was built in 1918 and weighed 8,179 tons with an average cruise speed of 16 knots or 29.63 kmph. It was owned by the Commonwealth & Dominion Line, and manned by Australian officers and mainly by Australian crews. The Port Darwin was scrapped in 1948.
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.
Embarkation Roll
3650 Private James William Kenneth ANDREWS, a 20 year old Farmer from Snowtown, South Australia. He enlisted on 15 August 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
3649 Private William Alfred ASLIN, a 40 year old Grazier from Mt Gambier, South Australia. He enlisted on 4 August 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 April 1919.
3651 Private Alexander Charles BADENOCH, a 26 year old Farmer from Bridgewater, South Australia. He enlisted on 21 April 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
3652 Private Thomas BASSETT, a 33 year old Cook from Port Pirie, South Australia. He enlisted on 23 August 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
3654 Private Reginald Allen CAUST, a 20 year old Blacksmith from Summerton, South Australia. He enlisted on 1 October 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 14 March 1919.
3657 Private Reginald Stanley CHRISTIE, a 26 year old Farmer from Morphett Vale, South Australia. He enlisted on 17 October 1917; and subsequently Died of Disease, 5 December 1918.
3656 Private Sidney Carlyle CHUBB, a 30 year old Farrier from Chicago, South Australia. He enlisted on 16 October 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 January 1919.
3655 Private Alfred Clarendon COOK, a 27 year old Carpenter from Port Pirie, South Australia. He enlisted on 13 October 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
3653 Private James Alfred CREASER, an 18 year old Grocer from Bordertown, South Australia. He enlisted on 16 February 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
3658 Private Percy EARL, a 20 year old Farmhand from Alberton, South Australia. He enlisted on 5 November 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 May 1919.
3659 Private Manuel FRANKS, a 39 year old Labourer from Yatala, South Australia. He enlisted on 22 September 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
3661 Private John Joseph GREEN, a 25 year old Labourer from Pinnaroo, South Australia. He enlisted on 8 September 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
3660 Private Raymond Frank GUM, a 23 year old Farmer from Pinnaroo, South Australia. He enlisted on 9 August 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
3662 Private Maynard Joseph KAMPROD, an 18 year old Farmhand from Medindie, South Australia. He enlisted on 7 November 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
3675 Private Francis Dominick KINNEAR, a 19 year old Driver from Adelaide, South Australia. He enlisted on 6 November 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
2607 Private Martin Albert LUCK, a 31 year old Tailor from Peterborough, South Australia. He enlisted on 4 August 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
3664 Private Tom Sutcliffe MALLINSON, a 39 year old Cook from Frewville, South Australia. He enlisted on 6 November 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 29 April 1919.
3609 Private Malcolm Lindsay McGILP, a 25 year old Pastoralist from Leigh Creek, South Australia. He enlisted on 4 September 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 29 April 1919.
3667 Private John Joseph McINERNEY, a 37 year old Bushman from Peterborough, South Australia. He enlisted on 27 October 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 March 1919.
3666 Private Colin Campbell McPHERSON, a 21 year old Labourer from Compton Mt Gambier, South Australia. He enlisted on 12 November 1917; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 23 December 1918.
3647 Acting Corporal Malcolm George Douglas MURRAY, a 30 year old Farmer from Magill, South Australia. He enlisted on 3 October 1917; and subsequently Died of Disease, 25 October 1918.
3676 Private Eric Philip ROBERTS, a 21 year old Carpenter from Peterborough, South Australia. He enlisted on 17 October 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
3670 Private Geoffrey SAMUEL, a 19 year old Student from North Adelaide, South Australia. He enlisted on 29 October 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 January 1919.
3668 Private Harry Tiver SARA, a 22 year old Station Overseer from Broken Hill, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 July 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
3646 Acting Sergeant Raymond Ellsmore STEWART, a 26 year old Law Clerk from Claremont, Western Australia. He enlisted on 1 November 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 January 1919.
3671 Private Albert Edward SUTTON, a 36 year old Labourer from Mitcham, South Australia. He enlisted on 13 September 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 March 1919.
3741 Private Alfred James SUTTON, a 19 year old Farmer from Yacka, South Australia. He enlisted on 8 January 1918; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 May 1919.
3669 Private James Henry Thomas SUTTON, a 21 year old Labourer from Lower Mitcham, South Australia. He enlisted on 22 August 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
3674 Private Walter Donovan TEARE, a 25 year old Teacher from Morphett Vale, South Australia. He enlisted on 31 October 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
3672 Private Frank Richard UPHILL, a 44 year old Farmer from Kongorong via Mt Gambier, South Australia. He enlisted on 14 July 1917; and subsequently Died of Disease, 21 October 1918.
3673 Private Cecil Roy Winwood VERNER, a 25 year old Farmer from Two Wells, South Australia. He enlisted on 1 October 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
3677 Private Ernest Edward WHITROD, a 22 year old Driver from Vermont, South Australia. He enlisted on 11 October 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
3678 Private Francis Edgar Allan WILLCOCKS, a 22 year old Hairdresser from Peterborough, South Australia. He enlisted on 13 November 1917; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
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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:
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 33rd Reinforcement
