Horace Joseph REX

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Enlisted:	25 July 1916
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Company
Born:	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, 12 December 1895
Home Town:	Braidwood, New South Wales
Occupation:	Book Keeper
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Braidwood Public School Roll of Honour, Braidwood Servicemens Club Honour Roll, Braidwood War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

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25 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion
31 Oct 1916:	Involvement Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1916:	Embarked Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
7 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-07

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