Topic: AIF - 2B - 6 LHR
6th LHR, AIF
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Embarkation Roll, 11th Reinforcement Hawkes Bay Group
SS Hawkes Bay
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 11th Reinforcement Hawkes Bay Group, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board SS Hawkes Bay 23 October 1915.
The SS Hawkes Bay was built at Sunderland in 1891 and weighed 4,583 tons. It was owned by the TYSER LINE (G.D.TYSER & CO.)
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
1376 Private Herbert Haddon ANDERSON, a 30 year old Farmer from Nowra, New South Wales. He enlisted on 5 July 1915; and subsequently Died of Disease, 4 February 1917.
1377 Private Harry Franklin BALDWIN, an 18 year old Junior Clerk from Five Dock, New South Wales. He enlisted on 25 July 1915; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 2 February 1917.
1378 Private Percy Phillip BERRY, a 22 year old Brick maker from Kurri Kurri, New South Wales. He enlisted on 7 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.
1379 Private Edwin BROOKS, a 22 year old Farmer from Petersham, New South Wales. He enlisted on 7 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 21 April 1918.
1380 Private Edward Patrick CONSIDINE, a 22 year old Draper from Quirindi, New South Wales. He enlisted on 10 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 6 May 1919.
1381 Private John Arthur CRAN, a 23 year old Station hand from Neutral Bay, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 March 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 11 July 1917.
1382 Private Clifford CROWYS, an 18 year old Carter from Drummond, New South Wales. He enlisted on 6 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 November 1917.
1383 Private Anthony John DeBRITT, a 21 year old Farmer from Widallion via Young, New South Wales. He enlisted on 29 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 24 July 1919.
1384 Private Frederick George EATON, a 21 year old Labourer from Luddenham, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 August 1915; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 19 April 1917.
1385 Private Ernest FARRELL, a 23 year old Labourer from Wandsworth, New South Wales. He enlisted on 13 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 20 April 1919.
1386 Private Frederick Arthur GANNON, a 31 year old Boot maker from Waverley, New South Wales. He enlisted on 7 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 15 November 1918.
1387 Private James Henry GORE, a 31 year old Motor driver from Taree, New South Wales. He enlisted on 3 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
1389 Private Gordon GRATTAN, an 18 year old Station hand from Uralla, New South Wales. He enlisted on 3 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
1424 Private John HAYNES, a 21 year old Farmer from Omer Creek, New South Wales. He enlisted on 9 February 1915; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 22 May 1918.
1390 Private Andrew Abel HILL, a 21 year old Printer from Leichhardt, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 17 July 1916.
1391 Private James HOWE, a 24 year old Horse driver from Leichhardt, New South Wales. He enlisted on 9 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 18 December 1919.
1392 Private Robert William Alfred JEFFERY, an 18 year old Labourer from Five Dock, New South Wales. He enlisted on 10 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 15 February 1918.
1393 Private Herbert William JENKINS, a 36 year old Farmer from Rose Hill via Inverell, New South Wales. He enlisted on 5 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 July 1919.
1394 Private James John LAMB, a 37 year old Labourer from Moree, New South Wales. He enlisted on 6 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 17 August 1916.
1395 Private Ernest Vere LEONARD, a 25 year old Horse trainer from New Norfolk, Tasmania. He enlisted on 14 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 10 June 1916.
1396 Private Sidney Wilson LINDSAY, a 29 year old Farmer from Lake View, New South Wales. He enlisted on 15 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 11 May 1919.
1397 Private James Stephen MANWARRING, a 19 year old Labourer from Singleton, New South Wales. He enlisted on 29 April 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
1398 Private Edwin James MATTHEWS, a 30 year old Labourer from Taree, New South Wales. He enlisted on 12 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 10 January 1918.
1401 Private Frank McCANN, a 38 year old Labourer from Yass, New South Wales. He enlisted on 27 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 4 March 1919.
732 Private John Thomas McNAMARA, a 24 year old Wool Dresser from Tottenham, via Dandaloo, New South Wales. He enlisted on 5 December 1914; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 29 April 1919.
1399 Private Thomas Hubert MOORE, a 19 year old Farmer from Marshall Mt, New South Wales. He enlisted on 21 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 27 April 1919.
1400 Private Theodore Gilbert MUSCIO, a 25 year old Drover from Kingswood, New South Wales. He enlisted on 23 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 9 July 1919.
1425 Private Assal John O'BRIEN, a 23 year old Farmer from Tumut, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 August 1915; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 29 March 1918.
1426 Private Thompson Joseph O'BRIEN, a 25 year old Farmer from Tumut, New South Wales. He enlisted on 15 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 January 1919.
1402 Private Leonard ORR, a 25 year old Bushman from Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 22 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
1403 Private Hilton Joseph PARKER, a 21 year old Bank Clerk from Neutral Bay, New South Wales. He enlisted on 3 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.
1404 Private Roydon Lacy PARKER, a 23 year old Herd inspector from Neutral Bay, New South Wales. He enlisted on 31 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
1405 Private Vernon Gerald PRICE, a 25 year old Compositor from Marrickville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 28 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
1406 Private Leslie Gordon PURCELL, a 21 year old Farmer from Gilmore, New South Wales. He enlisted on 26 February 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
1407 Private Patrick PURCELL, a 27 year old Warehouse man from Darlinghurst, New South Wales. He enlisted on 26 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 17 July 1919.
1408 Private Sidney Francis RHALL, a 41 year old Labourer from Young, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
1409 Private Thomas Joseph ROBERTS, a 21 year old Bushman from Manly, New South Wales. He enlisted on 9 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 February 1919.
1410 Private Robert ROGAN, a 29 year old Rail worker from Gladesville, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 5 March 1919.
1411 Private Colin Ross SAMS, a 21 year old Bookkeeper from Wynyard, Tasmania. He enlisted on 20 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
1412 Private Ernest James SANDERS, a 23 year old Farmer from Upper Eungai via Nambucca, New South Wales. He enlisted on 18 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 13 March 1919.
1413 Private Herbert SMITHIES, an 18 year old Warehouse man from Canterbury, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 8 March 1917.
1414 Private Albert Edward VEAL, a 31 year old Miner from Hamilton, New South Wales. He enlisted on 28 July 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 27 August 1917.
1415 Private Percy John WALTERS, a 21 year old Floorman from Lismore, New South Wales. He enlisted on 18 August 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 11 July 1917.
1416 Private Geoffrey Hughes WARREN, a 21 year old Farmer from Parkes, New South Wales. He enlisted on 29 July 1915; and subsequently was Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
1417 Private Ralph Walton WARREN, a 21 year old Farmer from Parkes, New South Wales. He enlisted on 29 July 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 15 February 1918.
Lieutenant Albert Ernest WEARNE, a 44 year old Journalist / Reuters Correspondent. from Cecil Park via Liverpool, New South Wales. He enlisted on 2 October 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 12 November 1917.
1420 Private Harold James WHATMAN, a 20 year old Labourer from Enmore, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 May 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 26 December 1918.
1418 Private Edwin James WHITE, a 20 year old Farmer from Wollongong, New South Wales. He enlisted on 11 May 1915; and subsequently Died of Wounds, 25 June 1917.
1419 Private George Ernest WHITE, a 23 year old Butcher from Kogarah, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 22 September 1919.
1421 Private Edwin Arthur WILLIAMS, a 28 year old Bushman from Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 22 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
1423 Private Matthew WILLIAMS, a 21 year old Labourer from Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted on 4 August 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 26 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:
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 11th Reinforcement Hawkes Bay Group