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SUTCLIFFE, Horace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5168 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 27 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 August 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hourges Orchard Cemetery, Domart-sur-la-Luce Hourges Orchard Cemetery, Hourges, Domart-sur-la-Luce, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ayr Great War Honour Roll, Ayr War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5168, 9th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5168, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5168, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 2 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5168, 49th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5168 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-02 |
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Private Horace Sutcliffe, service number 5168 was in the 49th Battalion Australian Infantry 1914-1918 war. He was killed in action 2 August 1918 aged 25. He was born at Charters Towers, Queensland, the son of Samuel and Bertha Sutcliffe, of Ayr, Queensland.
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