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Tuesday, 13 March 2007

1st LHR, Donald McBean
Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR

1st LHR, AIF

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment

Donald McBean

A brief military biography of Donald McBean from The AIF Project:

Regimental number	2826
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Blacksmith
Address	Robinson Street, Mittagong, New South Wales
Marital status	Married
Age at embarkation	35
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs Maud McBean, Robinson Street, Mittagong, New South Wales
Enlistment date	14 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	13 January 1916
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	1st Light Horse Regiment, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/6/4
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mongolia on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	1st Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Returned to Australia 13 March 1919
Other details	Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Further Reading:

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: 1st LHR, Donald McBean

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Updated: Thursday, 8 October 2009 4:35 PM EADT

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Sunday, 11 March 2007

2nd LHR, AIF, William Kiddell
Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR

2nd LHR, AIF

2nd Light Horse Regiment

William Kiddell

A brief military biography of William Kiddell from The AIF Project:

Regimental number	413
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Mounted constable
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	32
Next of kin	Mrs. Amy Kiddell, 372 High Street, Plumstead, Kent, England
Enlistment date	5 September 1914
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	2nd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/7/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Returned to Australia 11 March 1916
Other details	Enlisted at Laidley, Queensland War Service: Gallipoli, Western Frontier Force.

Further Reading:

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, William Kiddell

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Updated: Thursday, 8 October 2009 4:12 PM EADT

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Wednesday, 28 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Area Officers Killed in Action at Gallipoli
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Area Officers Killed in Action at Gallipoli

Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men known to have given their lives in service of Australia during the Gallipoli Campaign, 1915.

Roll of Honour

William Richard ANNEAR

Halcombe Ferrier BROCK
Ernest Otto Alfred BRUNS
Ronald BURNS

Andrew George CHRISTIAN
Alfred Edward COOK
Gordon Levason CURLEWIS

Cecil Reginald DERRICK

Walter Whyte ELLIS

Robert Pearce (Bert) FLOCKART

Robert GARTSIDE
Charles George GORDON

Leslie Duncan HEMING
Kenneth John HINDE
Frank Morton HOOKE

David Henderson MacDONALD
William Ralph MACE
Francis MORAN

Allan William NASH

Edward Castle OLDHAM

Thomas Harold REDFORD
Mordant Leslie REID

John Edwin SERGEANT
Blair Inskip SWANNELL

John Francis WALSH
Richard William WELLS
Cecil Talbot WOODS
Lest We Forget

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, Area Officers Killed in Action at Gallipoli

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Updated: Sunday, 1 August 2010 1:04 PM EADT

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Tuesday, 27 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Cecil Talbot WOODS
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Cecil Talbot WOODS

Date of birth	21 February 1875
Place of birth	Mudgee, New South Wales
Religion	Presbyterian
Occupation	Accountant
Address	151 High Street, Malvern, Victoria
Marital status	Married
Age at embarkation	39
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs Maria Margaret Woods, 34 College Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date	29 September 1914
Rank on enlistment	Lieutenant
Unit name	8th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/13/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 25 February 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Liutenant; secondary cemetary rank: Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll	8th Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Killed in Action 7 August 1915 See: The Nek
Place of death or wounding	Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death from cemetery records	40
Place of burial	No known grave
Commemoration details	The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 5), 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 7, Australian War Memorial
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: Flora Ann and the late William Frederic WOODS; Wife: Laura M TAYLOR (formerly Woods)
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Appointed Captain, local and temporary rank without pay and allowances of same, Zeitoun, Eygpt. Taken on strength of 8th Light Horse, Gallipoli, 27 July 1915. 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, Cecil Talbot WOODS

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST

Updated: Sunday, 1 August 2010 10:25 AM EADT

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Monday, 26 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Richard William WELLS
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Richard William WELLS

Date of birth	24 March 1878
Occupation	Clerk
Marital status	Married
Age at embarkation	36
Next of kin	Wife, Grace V Wells, c/o Mr Burrow, Ballarat, Victoria
Enlistment date	19 August 1914
Rank on enlistment	Captain
Unit name	6th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/23/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll	Major
Unit from Nominal Roll	6th Battalion
Fate	Died of wounds 11 May 1915
Place of burial	Lancashire Landing Cemetery (Row D, Grave I), Gallipoli, Turkey
Roll of Honour	Panel number 48, 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, Richard William WELLS

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Updated: Sunday, 1 August 2010 10:28 AM EADT

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