Australian Light Horse Studies Centre

Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Walter Whyte ELLIS

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9th Light Horse Regiment, AIF

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9th LHR, Roll of Honour, Charles Daniel Patten
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Roll of Honour

Charles Daniel Patten

Charles Daniel Patten's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial

Charles Daniel Patten

Service number: 2311

Rank: Trooper [Tpr]

Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse

Service: Army

Conflict: 1914-1918

Date of death: 9 February 1917

Cause of death: Died of sickness

Cemetery or memorial details: IRAQ 8 Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery

War Grave Register notes: PATTEN, Tpr. Charles Daniel, 2311. 9th Australian Light Horse. Died of sickness whilst prisoner of war 9th Feb., 1917. Age 35. Son of Charles and Catherine Mary Patten, of 39, Angus Rd., Lower Mitcham, South Australia. Born at Quorn, South Australia. Angora Mem. 129.

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.

A brief military biography of Charles Daniel Patten from The AIF Project:

Regimental number	2311
Date of birth	12 November 1881
Place of birth	Quorn, South Australia
School	Quorn Public School, South Australia
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Farmer
Address	Quorn, South Australia
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	34
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs. Catherine Mary Patten, Quorn, South Australia
Enlistment date	18 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	18 January 1916
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	9th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/14/4
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 28 April 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	9th Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Captured at Bir el Abd, 9 August 1916. Died whilst a Prisoner of War 9 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records	35
Place of burial	Baghand (North Gate) War Cemetery (Angora Memorial 129), Iraq
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	7
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parent: Charles and Catherine Mary PATTEN, 39 Angus Road, Lower Mitcham, South Australia
Family/military connections	Brothers: 2818 Gunner George Frederick PATTEN, 24th Howitzer Brigade, killed in action, Ypres, Belgium, 28 August 1916; 6565 Pte Alfred Henry PATTEN, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919.
Other details	War service: Egypt. Taken prisoner of war, 9 August 1916; died in Turkey.

Lest we forget

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9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916

Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: 9th LHR, Roll of Honour, Charles Daniel Patten

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Thursday, 8 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Cecil Reginald DERRICK
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Cecil Reginald DERRICK

Religion	Methodist
Occupation	Food analyst
Address	Town Pier, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	36
Next of kin	Brother, T C Derrick, 35 Power Street, Hawthorn, Victoria
Enlistment date	24 March 1915
Rank on enlistment	Captain
Unit name	22nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/39/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Major
Unit from Nominal Roll	22nd Battalion
Fate	Died of wounds 20 September 1915
Place of burial	No known grave
Commemoration details	The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 65), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.
Roll of Honour	Panel number 96, Australian War Memorial
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Town. Brighton, Victoria
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Cecil Reginald DERRICK

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Wednesday, 7 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Gordon Levason CURLEWIS
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Gordon Levason CURLEWIS

Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Business salesman
Age at embarkation	29
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs Margaret Rox Curlewis, Leschenaule, Bunbury, Western Australia
Previous military service	Enlisted 1 October 1914 - Lt 16 Battalion; Cpt 26 April 1915.
Enlistment date	18 September 1914
Rank on enlistment	Lieutenant
Unit name	16th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/33/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll	Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll	16th Battalion
Fate	Killed in Action 9 May 1915
Place of death or wounding	Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of death	9 May 1915
Age at death	30
Place of burial	Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 20), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey
Roll of Honour	Panel number 79, Australian War Memorial
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Gordon Levason CURLEWIS

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Tuesday, 6 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Alfred Edward COOK
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Alfred Edward COOK

Place of birth	Plympton, South Australia
School	Plympton Public School, Price Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital status	Married
Next of kin	Mary Frances Cook, Devonport Road, Melton Park, South Australia
Previous military service	Served in the Adelaide Lancers (as Trooper, 1889), 16th Australian Light Horse, 1904; was also Area Officer for the Port Adelaide District.
Enlistment date	19 October 1914
Rank on enlistment	Major
Unit name	9th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/14/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 12 February 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Major
Unit from Nominal Roll	9th Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Died of wounds 4 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records	45
Place of burial	Pieta Military Cemetery (Row XXV, Grave No. 3), Malta
Roll of Honour	Panel number 7, Australian War Memorial
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: Alfred Peter and Rosina Maria Cook; Wife: Mary Frances Cook, Military Road, Largs Bay, South Australia
Family/military connections	Cousin: 2712 Pte Julius LAYCOCK, 10th Bn, killed in action, 23 July 1916; 2nd Cousin: [1-23] 2nd Lt Frederick Taylor MEASDAY, 27th Bn, killed in action, 5 november 1916.
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Major Alfred Edward COOK's regular employment as butcher shop proprietor

[From: Port Adelaide News, 21 August 1914, p. 2.]

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Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Alfred Edward COOK

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