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LOCK, Horace Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2209 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millicent, South Australia, 28 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Grange, City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer's assistant |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 27 September 1979, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Angaston War Memorial, Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2209, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2209, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2209, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 16 Jun 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 22, 270 + 282. Prior to the war he was a storekeepers assistant of Grange SA. He enlisted 8th May 1916 aged 22 years. He served with the 43rd Infantry Battalion. He survived the war, departing the UK for home 16th June 1919. While on active service, Horace maintained a diary, and this was donated to the Australian War Memorial, reference PR00327.
Submitted 5 March 2020 by Maxwell HILL
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