Regimental number | 2823 |
Place of birth | Rockdale, New South Wales |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Childers, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Isabel Horton, c/o J C Thomson, Murgon, Kingaroy Line, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2823A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot XI, row E, Grave No. I), Surrey, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and elizabeth HORTON; husband of Isabel HORTON, Murgon, Kinagargon Line. Native of Rockdale, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Two Cousins |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |