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HORROCKS, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 555 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narracan, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Collie Burn, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Collie State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - amputed left leg, At sea on board HS Soudan, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 34, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Collie Coal Company Ltd. Employees, Collie High School Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 555, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 555, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 555, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Horrocks and Margaret Ann Horrocks nee (Mc?) Kee. James returned to Australia on 17 October 1916 having served with the 4th Field Company Engineers.
Brother of Edwin James Horrocks who died of wounds on 18 September 1915 while serving with the 28th Battalion and has no known grave. Edwin's name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 68. Also brother of Isabella Adeline E. Horrocks, John Gordon Horrocks, Jane Horrocks, Alexander Ralph Horrocks and Alice Myrtle Horrocks
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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