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Samuel Arkroyd HORTON

Regimental number15251
Date of birth06/031898
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationPattern maker
AddressCornwell Street off Ipswich Road, South Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 5"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinFather, Samuel Horton, Cornwell Street off Ipswich Road, South Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in Senior Cadets; 1 year in 24th Company, Army Service Corps, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date28 July 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 July 1917
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Unit nameAustralian Army Service Corps, 1st Anzac Mounted Division, 15th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Ormonde on 2 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Mounted Division Train
FateReturned to Australia 26 July 1919
Discharge date25 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Burma', 26 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 1 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 25 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, HORTON Samuel Arkroyd

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