The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Alan Serafino Righetti, 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment from Jondaryan, Queensland. He is shown wearing a circa 1912-1914 Militia uniform. A 25 year old storekeeper, he served for two years in the Militia as a 2nd Lt in D Troop, A Squadron, 3rd Light Horse Regiment prior to being appointed a 2nd Lt in the AIF on 31 December 1914. He embarked for overseas with the 3rd Reinforcements from Brisbane, Queensland on 9 February 1915 aboard HMAT Itria. After serving at Gallipoli, he went on to serve in Egypt where he was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 March 1916. Lt Righetti was killed in action at Romani on 4 August 1916 and is buried in the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth
ROMANI, EGYPT, 1916. THE GRAVE OF LIEUTENANT ALAN SERAFINO RIGHETTI, 2ND REGIMENT AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE, KILLED 1916-08-04 IN ACTION AGAINST THE GERMANS AND TURKS. "THE ENCLOSURE WAS MADE BY MEN OF T
The grave of 281 Lieutenant (Lt) Percy Severn Roy Woodyatt, 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, originally of Gympie, Qld. Lt Woodyatt enlisted as a Corporal with the 2nd Light Horse Regiment on 21 A
Studio portrait of 801 Trooper David Barclay, 3rd Light Horse Regiment from Hobart, Tasmania. A 27 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 4 December 1914, he embarked for overseas with the 2nd Reinforce
Handwritten letter from Heinrich Romer Andreae, a German Army officer, to the mother of Lieutenant Alan S Righetti, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, describing the circumstances of her son's death at Romani
KANTARA, EGYPT. 1916-08. PATROLS OF THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT CROSSING A SWING BRIDGE OVER THE SUEZ CANAL, WHILE RETURNING TO CAMP AFTER THE BATTLE OF ROMANI. (DONOR S. CLEREHAN)
Pre enlistment studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Charles Carthew, 16th Light Horse Regiment, militia, of Myrtleford, Vic. He served with the militia for six years, three years as a 2nd Lt,
