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SALTMARSH, Horace Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2389 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1916, Claremont |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longford, Tasmania, Australia, 2 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Campbell Town, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Nine Elms British Cemetery Location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Cemetery/memorial reference: II. C. 9., Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Evandale Municipality Roll of Honour, Evandale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2389, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2389, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2389, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Horace Edgar SALTMARSH was born on 2nd April, 1896 in Longford, Tasmania
Son of Lewis Henry SALTMARSH & Elsie Emma HUME of Powranna, Tasmania
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His brother Linden Roderick SALTMARSH (SN 4034) also served in WW1 and was awarded the Military Medal - he returned to Australia in 1919
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