LINDSAY, Joseph Herbert
| Service Number: | 131 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Traralgon West State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 30 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row M, Grave 30 Rev. S. Mackie officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Traralgon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 131, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 131, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 131, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 131, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 131 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Lindsay and Harriet Hilda Lindsay nee Morris of Morwell, Victoria formerly of Traralgon, Victoria. Brother of John Percy Lindsay who returned to Australia on 15 June 1919 having served with the 4 Light Horse Regiment, George Alfred Lindsay, Alice Edith Lindsay and Hilda Marion Lindsay
On Thursday morning last Mr and Mrs Lindsay received word that their son, Private J. H. Lindsay, had died of wounds. Private Lindsay was previously reported wounded. He was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Lindsay, and 32 years of age. Private Lindsay was wervice in the Boer War and was one of the earliest to volunteer to served in the Australian Expeditionay Foreces. The Parents who have given a brave son to the Empire have the sympathy of the people.
The sympathy of the nation will he extended to the parents of deceased in the loss of their son.
Medals; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Meda
Previously served in the Boer War
He was apprenticed to Erskin for 4 years
Commemorated on family grave at Traralgon Cemetery.
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