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Horace Stanley HUMMERSTON

Regimental number677
Date of birth24 June 1890
Place of birthSemaphore South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSleeper hewer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Charles Hummerston, Kalamunda Hotel, Kalamunda, Western Australia
Enlistment date24 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: INF16
Promotion date: 22 June 1915

Lieutenant


Unit: INF16
Promotion date: 12 March 1916

Captain


Unit: INF16
Promotion date: 27 April 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Unspecified


Recommendation date: 15 April 1917

FateReturned to Australia 28 February 1919
Medals

Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 38
Date: 29 April 1920

Other detailsMedals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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