| Regimental number | 555 |
| Place of birth | Narracan, Gippsland, Victoria |
| School | Collie State School |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Address | Collie Burn via Collie, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 139 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs. Margaret Horrocks, Collie Burn via Collie, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Western Australian Infantry Regiment |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, E Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "One of the first volunteers that left the Collie District and the first on the Roll of Honour of killed at Collie". Details from Mrs Margaret Horrocks, (mother), Collie Burn, Western Australia. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Place of burial | At Sea |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 34), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 62 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 298 Pte Edwin James HORROCKS, 28th Bn, died of wounds, 18 September 1915. Son of Pte James Horrocks No. 6464, 4th Field Engineers, who died since he was discharged. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915. Died of wounds (left leg amputated above the knee), Hospital Ship 'Soudan', 20 May 1915; buried at sea. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Place of burial | Wounded at Dardenelles, died on board hospital ship "Sudan" and buried at Sea. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HORROCKS Joseph |
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