Topic: AIF - Fr - 13 LHR
13th LHR, AIF
13th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 12th Reinforcement
13th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 12th Reinforcement, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A30 Borda 20 October 1916.
The HMAT A30 Borda weighed 11,136 tons with an average cruise speed of 14 knots or 25.92 kmph. It was owned by the P & O SN Co, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 10 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.
Embarkation Roll
1946 Private Charles Roy BALMER, a 19 year old Drover from Bairnsdale, Victoria. He enlisted on 20 June 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 November 1919.
1945 Private Graham Berry CHRISTENSEN, a 36 year old Farmer from Traralgon, Victoria. He enlisted on 26 May 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 July 1919.
1969 Private James Robertson COMB, a 34 year old Station Overseer from “Darragh”, Balranald, New South Wales. He enlisted on 23 June 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 24 August 1918.
1944 Private Allen Henry Ellis COURTNEY, a 24 year old Farmer from Golden Bower Mine Marysville, Victoria. He enlisted on 21 February 1916; and subsequently Died of Disease, 6 December 1918.
1943 Private Cyril CRAMERI, a 22 year old Mechanic from Toora, Victoria. He enlisted on 9 November 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 July 1919.
1961 Private Andrew FIRTH, a 25 year old Farmer from Somerville, Victoria. He enlisted on 4 July 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 March 1919.
1948 Private Edgar Charles GOODWIN, a 23 year old Blacksmith from Latrobe, Tasmania. He enlisted on 24 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 June 1919.
1950 Private Arthur Victor GRAHAM, a 21 year old Labourer from Hobart, Tasmania. He enlisted on 24 November 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 July 1919.
1949 Private Harry Ernest GRAHAM, a 32 year old Farrier from Tatura, Victoria. He enlisted on 17 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 July 1919.
1956 Private William GREENHILL, a 28 year old Horse breaker from Corryong, Victoria. He enlisted on 17 July 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 25 March 1919.
1960 Private Arthur Alexander GROVES, a 23 year old Farmer from Barmedman, New South Wales. He enlisted on 14 July 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 23 June 1919.
1952 Private Walter GUNYON, a 29 year old Labourer from Yackandandah, Victoria. He enlisted on 17 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 8 May 1919.
1953 Acting Corporal Charles Keith HARRISON, a 37 year old Dairy manager from Sale, Victoria. He enlisted on 27 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia at own expense, 30 September 1919.
1954 Private Frank Ormond HART, a 21 year old Wool presser from Kensington, Victoria. He enlisted on 31 May 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 23 June 1919.
1955 Acting Sergeant Claude Llewellyn JAGGAR, a 35 year old Pastoral Overseer from Sth Yarra, Victoria. He enlisted on 7 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 September 1921.
1941 Private Robert JONES, a 30 year old Clerk from Kensington, Victoria. He enlisted on 16 June 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 January 1919.
1957 Private Thomas James LEEHANE, a 43 year old Farrier from Carlton, Victoria. He enlisted on 3 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 March 1919.
1958 Private Rupert William LITTLE, a 27 year old Auctioneer from Korumburra, Victoria. He enlisted on 19 June 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 22 August 1919.
1967 Private Angus Alexander McDONALD, a 26 year old Farmer from St Arnaud, Victoria. He enlisted on 18 March 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 February 1919.
1942 Private Clarence Reginald McEVOY, a 24 year old Public servant from Castlemaine, Victoria. He enlisted on 1 July 1916; and subsequently was Discharged in Britain, 2 April 1919.
1962 Private Henry MOSELY, a 23 year old Labourer from Richmond, Victoria. He enlisted on 29 February 1916; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 1 December 1917.
1964 Private Arthur Caldwell NUGENT, a 21 year old Farrier from Berringama, Victoria. He enlisted on 26 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 6 July 1919.
1965 Private William Wilber PETERS, a 27 year old Farmer from Tallandoon, Victoria. He enlisted on 29 April 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 1 May 1919.
1959 Private Leo Augustus RAWSON, a 23 year old Grocer from Fitzroy, Victoria. He enlisted on 3 June 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 January 1920.
1966 Private John RICHARDS, a 20 year old Farmer from She Oaks, Victoria. He enlisted on 15 May 1916; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 6 July 1918.
1970 Private Henry George SAVAGE, a 36 year old Stockman from Flemington, Victoria. He enlisted on 1 February 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 15 April 1918.
1947 Private Alan Balmain SIMMONS, a 22 year old Farmer from Morwell, Victoria. He enlisted on 19 June 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 January 1920.
1968 Private William SOUTH, a 26 year old Labourer from Stratford, Victoria. He enlisted on 17 May 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 June 1919.
1951 Private Charles SPRIGGS, a 25 year old Labourer from Mansfield, Victoria. He enlisted on 27 June 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 12 June 1919.
1972 Private Alexander John SUTHERLAND, a 34 year old Grazier from Paddington, New South Wales. He enlisted on 13 April 1916; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 20 December 1918.
1973 Private Ernest Clarence THORN, a 22 year old Farmer from Blackwood Forest, Victoria. He enlisted on 17 May 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 25 January 1919.
1974 Private Frederick George WATSON, a 29 year old Building Contractor from Alphington, Victoria. He enlisted on 15 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 18 January 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:
13th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
13th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 12th Reinforcement