George Cremer HORLEY

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Service Number:	1625
Enlisted:	20 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Born:	Islington, London, England, 1877
Home Town:	Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Ships Cook, Baker & Steward
Died:	Chronic Brights disease, Namanula Hospital, Rabaul, New Guinea, 10 March 1920
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot AA, Row A, Grave 9
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1625
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1625, 37th Infantry Battalion
10 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1625, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged as medically unfit
18 Dec 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1625, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
18 Dec 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1625, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney

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George Cremer HORLEY was born in Islington, London in 1877

His parents were Samuel HORLEY & Thirza CREAMER who married in England in 1875

He married Annie Elizabeth BROWNING in Victoria in 1915 - one son Leslie HORLEY

George first enlisted in 1916 and embarked from Melbourne on 16th December, 1916 with the 37th Infantry Battalion, 6th reinforcements

He returned to Australia in 1917 and was discharged on 10th December, 1917 as medically unfit due to heart disease & was relocated to Home Services

Later George went to Rabaul, New Guinea and died in the Namanula Hospital of Brights disease on 10th March, 1920