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HORTON, William Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1030 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 November 1915, Recruitment Office - Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Mining Corps |
| Born: | Cornwood, Devonshire, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Cornwood National School, England |
| Occupation: | Mining, Blacksmith |
| Died: | Black Watch shaft, France, 27 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row C, Grave 11, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Allonville Communal Cemetery, Allonville, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1030, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Recruitment Office - Kalgoorlie, WA | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1030, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1030, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 1030, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 1030, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 27 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1030, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1030 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-11-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Trobridge and Mary Horton of Cornwood, Devonshire England