Roland Conn HORTON

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Service Number:	2813
Enlisted:	24 November 1914, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 3 May 1888
Home Town:	Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Storekeeper, Carpenter
Died:	Pneumonia, Holdsworthy Camp, New South Wales, Australia, Holsworthy Internment Camp, Holsworthy, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 16 June 1919, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Liverpool Old Cemetery Church of England Section, Plot 2, Row 2, Grave 7
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2813, Light Horse Reinforcements, Enlisted at Sydney
8 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2813, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 2813, 6th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Sydney

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Son of Ryder and Catherine Ellen Horton; husband of Annie Horton later known as Annie Watkins of 30 Carlisle Street, Leichhardt. NSW

15 February 1918 - embarked at Suez to return to Australia for 6 months change

Medals: British War Medal, Victoy Medal

At the time of his death he was a Military Guard of a Concentration Camp at Holsworthy where German Prisoners were being held