William Brown HORSBURGH

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HORSBURGH, William Brown

Service Number:	785
Enlisted:	21 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Edinburgh, Scotland, 1886
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	St Leonards Public School, Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 785, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 785, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 785, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Arrived in Australia aged 26 years

Son of William and Elizabeth Brown Horsburgh of 5 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, Scotland. Husband of Alexandrina Horsburgh of 19 Queen Street, Edinburgh and father of ex-nuptial son William Brown Horsburgh. Also father of Mary Horsburgh c/- 5 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Royal Scots Greys for 12 months

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