4th Light Horse Regiment
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Henry Alexander Moodie (SN 443) born at Ballarat, was a 19 year old painter when he enlisted on August 18th 1914. Assigned to the 4th Light Horse Regiment, he embarked aboard the Wiltshire on October 19th. He continued training in Egypt until moved to Gallipoli towards the end of that campaign to serve as an infantryman. After Gallipoli his service was primarily in Egypt and Palestine with frequent hospital admissions due to gastritis. Towards the war’s end he returned to Australia on transport duty aboard the Port Darwin and was discharged on November 26th 1918.
His brothers John and James also served in the AIF and are honoured with trees in the Avenue.
