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HORNE, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5110 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia, 21 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bothwell, Central Highlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bothwell War Memorial, Men of Bothwell Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5110, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5110, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5110, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 5110, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5110 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William James Horne was the younger brother of 2294 Pte. Herbert Harold Aaron Horne 40th Battalion AIF who was killed in action two days earlier on 22 April 1918.
They were the sons of John and Mary Anne Horne, of Bothwell, Tasmania, who had to deal with the loss of two sons within days of each other.
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