Place of birth | Prospect, South Australia |
School | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Other training | University of Adelaide |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Chemist |
Address | Prospect Road, Prospect, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R H Boorn, c/o Mrs Tidswell, 6 Hughes Street, Unley, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served as Officer in Charge, 78th Bn, Citizen Military Forces, Prospect, South Australia. |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches 'Displayed conspicuous gallantry in the operations on Pozieres Ridge when he was severely wounded and has since died of wounds.' Not awarded. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 44), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry James and Helen Jane BOORN; husband of Ruth Jean BOORN, 34 Clifton Street, Malvern South Australia. Native of Prospect, Adelaide |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Clifford William BOORN, 32nd Bn, discharged, 22 January 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |