Sydney John HOTSTON

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Service Number:	2863
Enlisted:	2 May 1916, Enlisted at Westonia, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Orange, New South Wales, Australia, October 1889
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 14 October 1917
Cemetery:	Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3 Plot: I, Row L, Grave 2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hornsby War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Orange "Fallen of Orange" Memorial Banners, Orange & District 1914-1918 Addendum Honour Roll, Westonia WWI Roll of Honour

2 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Westonia, Western Australia
9 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2863, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2863, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle
14 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2863, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2863 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-14

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