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Horace Wilfred BOURNE

Regimental number4764
Place of birthPoint McClay, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBruce Rock, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, S Bourne Kumminn via Bruce Rock, Western Australia
Enlistment date9 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 9 December 1915. Taken on strength, 48 th Bn, 18 July 1916. Mortally wounded, 6 August 1916.
FateDied of wounds 10 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Date of death10 August 1916
Age at death24
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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