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James HORNE

Regimental number2367
Place of birthNottingham, England
SchoolOrdinary State Church of England.
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHotel porter
AddressFederal Palace Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinBrother, Richard Horne, c/o Captains office, Naval Depot, Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date16 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"Among the few effects returned to me was a cutting from English "Punch" of....piece of verse entitled "Dulce et Decorum". This verse, which is very fine. My brother concludes with the lines:- O valiant dead take comfort where you lie, so sweet to live, magnificent to die". Details from Brother.
FateKilled in Action 2 July 1916
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death32
Place of burialRation Faum Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 2), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
101
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard adn Clara HORNE
Family/military connectionsBrother: Richard Horne served in the Royal Australian Navy. Severely wounded in the "Sydney"-" Emden" action at Cocoo Island, on 9th November, 1914.

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