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Josiah HORSMAN

Regimental number527
Place of birthCamberwell England
ReligionProtestant
OccupationMason
AddressTenth Street, Bowden, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Rebecca Horsman, Tenth Street, Bowden, South Australia
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollPioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 July 1916
Family/military connectionsSon: 6767 Pte Josiah HORSMAN, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1917.
Date of death27 November 1937

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