WARNER-BUBB, Horatio Bertram
| Service Number: | 26925 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1916, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Appendicitis, Ingham, Queensland, 28 February 1932 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 26925, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Sydney | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 26925, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 26925, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 3 Oct 1917: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, For conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty A truck with ammunition close to the dressing station was set on fire & several shells exploded endargering the lives of the wounded & others For ten minutes he continued to pour water onto the burning truck until severly wounded by an explosion His prompt action undoubtedly saved many lives | |
| 11 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 26925, 1st Pioneer Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Horatio Bertram WARNER-BUBB was born in Murwillumbah, NSW in 1895
His parents were Oswald Charles WARNER-BUBB & Melena Hardcastle SABINE
He enlisted in Sydney on 17th May, 1916 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Anchises on 24th August, 1916 with the 1st Pioneers Battalion, 5th Reinforcements
He returned to Australia on 12th June, 1919 on the ship Port Darwin and was discharged on 11th September, 1919
He was engaged to Melva Edna HARVEY in 1930 but sadly he died before he could marry her
Horatio died in Ingham, Queensland (late of Victoria Mill) on 28th February, 1932 following surgery for appendicitis and is buried in the Victoria Plantation Cemetery
His brother Cyril Sabina WARNER-BUBB also served during WW1 (SN 21028) and returned to Australia in 1919
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