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Sunday, 11 February 2007

9th LHR, Roll of Honour, Harold Sullivan
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Roll of Honour

Harold Sullivan

Harold Sullivan's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial

Harold Sullivan

Service number: 72

Rank: Serjeant

Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse

Service: Army

Conflict: 1914-1918

Date of death: 11 February 1917

Cause of death: Died while a Prisoner of War

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

War Grave Register notes: SULLIVAN, Serjt. Harold, 72. 9th Australian Light Horse. Died whilst Prisoner of War 11th Feb., 1917. Age 31. Son of William and Harriet Sullivan, of Blackwood, South Australia. Angora Mem. 163.

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

A brief military biography of Harold Sullivan from The AIF Project:

Regimental number	72
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Orchardist
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	28
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Harriet Sullivan, Blackwood, South Australia
Enlistment date	10 September 1914
Rank on enlistment	Sergeant
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	Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll	9th Light Horse Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29354 (5 November 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 12 (27 January 1916).
Fate	Captured as Prisoner of War at Bir el Abd, 9 August 1916. Died of disease 11 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records	31
Place of burial	Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery (Angora Memorial 163), Iraq
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	7
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: William and Harriet SULLIVAN, Blackwood, South Australia
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Mesopotamia Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Lest we forget

Further Reading:

9th Light Horse Regiment, AIF

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, Harold Sullivan

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Updated: Saturday, 17 July 2010 8:06 AM EADT

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The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Robert GARTSIDE
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Robert GARTSIDE

Place of birth	Victoria
School	Private Tutor
Occupation	Orchardist
Address	Elands, Harcourt, Victoria
Marital status	Married
Age at embarkation	52
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs Eliza Gartside, Elands, Harcourt, Victoria
Previous military service	Served 26 years; saw service in the Boer War as a Lieutenant with the Victorian Bushmen's Corps.
Enlistment date	19 August 1914
Rank on enlistment	Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel)
Unit name	8th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/25/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll	7th Battalion
Fate	Killed in Action 8 May 1915
Place of death or wounding	Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of death	8 May 1915
Age at death	52
Roll of Honour	Panel number 53, Australian War Memorial
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: James and Frances GARTSIDE; HUSBAND OF E. GARTSIDE, "Rockbank", 88 Cummingham Street, Westgarth, Victoria. Native Gisborne
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Further Reading:

Gallipoli Campaign

The Australian Militia, Area Officers

Australian Light Horse Militia

Australian Infantry Militia

Militia 1899 - 1920

Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Robert GARTSIDE

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Updated: Sunday, 1 August 2010 10:07 AM EADT

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3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Victor Thomas Arthur Batten
Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR

3rd LHR, AIF

3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment

Roll of Honour

Victor Thomas Arthur Batten

Victor Thomas Arthur Batten's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial

Victor Thomas Arthur Batten

Service number: 860

Rank: Corporal [Cpl]

Unit: 3rd Light Horse

Service: Army

Conflict: 1914-1918

Date of death: 11 February 1919

Cemetery or memorial details: Coburg VIC C of E C 6th Row 547.C

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

A brief military biography of Victor Thomas Arthur Batten from The AIF Project:

Regimental number	860
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Plasterer
Address	7 Roper Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital status	Married
Age at embarkation	39
Height	6' 4"
Weight	192 lbs
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs Margaret Batten, 'Tom's Court,' off Halifax Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military service	5 years Geelong Garrison Artillery; 5 years Cape Garrison Artillery; 2 years 8 months German Transport Conductor, Africa; 10 months, 3rd Light Horse Regiment (AIF)
Enlistment date	10 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	10 December 1914
Place of enlistment	Adelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	3rd Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/8/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 1 April 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Returned to Australia 1 July 1915
Other details	War service: Egypt Disembarked Suez, 27 April 1915. Commenced return to Australia from England on board HMAT A70 Ballarat, 5 July 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 6 August 1915; discharged Melbourne, 10 May 1916 (medically unfit, asthma). Re-enlisted and attached for duty with base Postal unit, 3rd Military District (prior to discharge), 21 October 1915; discharged, 23 January 1919. Joined 3rd Military District Guard, 24 January 1919; died of disease, No 5 Australian General Hospital, Melbourne, 11 February 1919 (pneumonic influenza). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death	11 February 1919
Age at death	43
Place of burial	Coburg Cemetery (Plot C, Row 6, Grave No. 547), Victoria
Sources	NAA: B2455, BATTEN Victor Thomas Arthur

Lest we forget

Further Reading:

3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Victor Thomas Arthur Batten

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Updated: Saturday, 17 July 2010 8:06 AM EADT

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Saturday, 10 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Robert Pearce (Bert) FLOCKART
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Robert Pearce (Bert) FLOCKART

Date of birth	14 November 1886
Place of birth	Ballarat, Victoria
School	Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria
Religion	Methodist
Occupation	Clerk
Address	20 Albert Street, West Brunswick, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	27
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Henrietta Flockart, Risdon, Broadway, East Camberwell, Victoria
Previous military service	Junior Cadets, Victoria Rifles, Area Officer, Coburg area, Victoria.
Enlistment date	25 August 1914
Rank on enlistment	Captain
Unit name	5th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/22/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll	Captain; secondary cemetary rank: Major
Unit from Nominal Roll	5th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Unspecified Recommendation date: "April 1915"
Fate	Died of wounds 15 July 1915
Place of death or wounding	Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of death	15 July 1915
Age at death	28.9
Place of burial	No known grave
Commemoration details	The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 24), 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 43, Australian War Memorial
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Further Reading:

Gallipoli Campaign

The Australian Militia, Area Officers

Australian Light Horse Militia

Australian Infantry Militia

Militia 1899 - 1920

Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Robert Pearce (Bert) FLOCKART

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Updated: Sunday, 1 August 2010 10:06 AM EADT

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Friday, 9 February 2007

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

Further Reading:

9th Light Horse Regiment, AIF

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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Updated: Saturday, 17 July 2010 7:58 AM EADT

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