| Regimental number | 3119 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Catholic School |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Draughtsman |
| Address | Roch Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 127 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Horsington, corner of Roch and Togo Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 2.5 years in the 8th Rifles, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Archibald Henry |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 13), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred adn Sarah HORSINGTON, "Fleur-Baix", Togo Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales. Native of Sydney |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to 56th Bn, Zietoun, 16 February 1916; taken on strength of 56th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. On Command to 14th Brigade Intelligence Department, 14 July 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in field, 24/26 July 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1370504: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 3111 Pte A. GARLAND, 56th Bn (patient, Nell Lane Military Hospital, Wesr Didsbury, Manchester, England), 13 September 1916: 'Informant states that on July 20th at Fleurbaix he saw Horsington lying wounded in the leg in a trench, he did not see him again.' Second statement, 3700 Corporal W. WOOD, B Company, 56th Bn (patient, No 26 General Hospital, Etaples), 12 January 1917: 'He was carrying a message from HQ to the German trench that we had recently taken and were holding, but on the morning of this day we were driven out and he was lost sight of at that time.' Third statement, 1627 Pte S. CLAYTON, 56th Bn, 13 January 1917: 'On the left side of Flers about 20th July we were holding our first line. We were being heavily shelled. Horsington was a few yds. off me. I saw a shell burst in the bay where he was and he was killed. They took him away but I do not know where he was buried.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HORSINGTON Henry Archibald
Red Cross File No 1370504 |
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