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25th Light Horse (Machine Gun) Regiment WA
Believed to be established 1939 – in West Australian country towns. Several towns were most supportive with enlistments.
Recorded below: Corp. Tom Hampton, Troopers Peter Moate from Kellerberrin
Vern Trigwell in middle row furthest right. Harry Cain second row from top, 4th man from left. Allan Trigwell second row from top, 2nd man from left. Bendall was also in this photograph – believed to be 2nd Row fourth from Right.
WX17864 BENDALL, Bertram Alfred “Bert’ enlisted AIF 3 Dec 1942 and joined 2/4th’s ‘A’ Coy Headquarters Platoon with Harry Cain as a reinforcement at Fremantle on board the ‘Aquitania’. Bert had been in the 25th Light Horse Militia. He lost his life in North Borneo at Sandakan on 12 Feb 1945. Bert was 30 years of age. And was with Allan Trigwell at Sandakan.
WX17860 CAIN, Henry David known as ‘Harry’ member of Donnybrook 25th L/Horse. Cain enlisted AIF 3 Dec 1941, joined 2/4th ‘A’ Coy Headquarters Platoon as a reinforcement joining the Battalion at Fremantle on board the ‘Aquitania’ to sail to Singapore on 16 February 1942. Cain was KIA Hill 200, Ulu Pandan 12 Feb 1942, he was 22 years old.
WX17706 CUNNINGHAM, Alfred (Alf) Thomas resided at Bellevue Hill – was with 25th L/H at Guildford. Joined AIF & 2/4th 19 Nov 1941, joining ‘C’ Coy 11th Platoon. He was WIA 10 Feb 1942 at Jurong Road, Singapore. Taken to an Indian RAP – he was never seen again – the RAP obviously overrun by Japanese soldiers.
WX9405 HAMPTON, WO Class 2, TOM was member of Merredin 25th L/Horse. Hampton was recovered from Bangkok at the end of the war. He had worked on the Burma end of the Burma-Thai Railway with ‘A’ Force Burma, Green Force No. 3 Battalion.
You can read about both Hampton and Moate at Merredin.
WX13562 MOATE, Peter Joseph was member of 25th L/Horse at Merredin and worked for WAGR. He was recovered from Nacompaton POW Camp at the end of war having worked on Burma-Thai Railway with ‘D’ Force, Java Party No. 6 O Battalion.
WX17882 TRIGWELL, ALLAN GEORGE was member of 25th Light Horse at Donnybrook. Allan tragically lost his life at Sandakan POW Camp, North Borneo on 4 May 1945. He was 23 years of age. Please read about Sandakan.
WX17863 TRIGWELL, Vernon Chapman was a member of Donnybrook 25th Light Horse. He lost his life 14 Sept 1944 in the South China Seas when the Japanese transport ship ‘Rakuyo’ Maru was sunk by US Submarines. Vern was 24 years of age. Please read about ‘Rakuyo’ Maru
BRIDGETOWN 25TH LIGHT HORSE FEB 1939
KELLERBERRIN MARCH 1939
KOJONUP 25TH LIGHT HORSE April 1939
NARROGIN 25th LIGHT HORSE, March 1939
CARNAMAH 25th LIGHT HORSE May 1939
WAGIN 25TH LIGHT HORSE March 1941
