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HORTIN, John Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1060 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Torbay, Western Australia, January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Torbay, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Torbay Junction Public School |
| Occupation: | Dairy farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot 1 Row P Grave 12, |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bornholm Elleker-Youngs District War Memorial, Bornholm Kronkup & District Honour Roll, Bornholm Memorial Shields, Elleker Service Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1060, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1060, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1060, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1060, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Wounded Private, 1060, 28th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW (legs and buttocks) | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1060, 28th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm |
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