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LINDSAY, Joseph Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 131 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at 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, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Traralgon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 131, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at 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 |
Personal Stories
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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
Medals; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Meda
Previously served in the Boer War
He was apprenticed to Erskin for 4 years