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HORTON, Frederick Norwood

Service Number:	2510
Enlisted:	8 June 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Forest, Tasmania, 1897
Home Town:	Forest, Circular Head, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1918
Cemetery:	Longueau British Cemetery, Somme, France Longueau British Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stanley Circular Head War Memorial

World War 1 Service

8 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2510, Claremont, Tasmania
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
29 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2510, 28th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2510 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-29

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