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HEIGHT, Horace Letcher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 954 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915, Wagin, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Taradale, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Taradale State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Wounds, Gallipoli, 14 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 68), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dumbleyung War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Taradale State School 614 Roll of Honor, Wagin & District Honour Roll, Wagin Roll of Honor, Wagin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 954, Wagin, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 954, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 954, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 13 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 954, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Multiple SW to abdomen sustained at The Apex. Evacuated to 16th CCS however died of his wounds the next day. | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 954, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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