Regimental number | 2367 |
Place of birth | Nottingham, England |
School | Ordinary State Church of England. |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Hotel porter |
Address | Federal Palace Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Brother, Richard Horne, c/o Captains office, Naval Depot, Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th 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. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | Ration 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 connections | Brother: Richard Horne served in the Royal Australian Navy. Severely wounded in the "Sydney"-" Emden" action at Cocoo Island, on 9th November, 1914. |