Ronald Gilbert HORWOOD MM

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HORWOOD, Ronald Gilbert

Service Number:	834
Enlisted:	18 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, 18 August 1896
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	St. Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Student
Died:	Natural Causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 23 July 1969, aged 72 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board

World War 1 Service

18 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
31 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 834, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
31 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 834, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 834, 27th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

11 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Mount Pleasant, SA

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Biography

"IN BROKEN HILL. CAPTAIN RONALD HORWOOD.

Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Horwood have received a cable notifying that their son Ronald has been promoted to the rank of captain, and that he is on leave at Nice. Captain Horwood left Australia with the 27th Battalion in May of 1915 as a private. He was then 20 years of age. After serving at Gallipoli he was transferred to France, his division being the first of the Australians to reach France. He gained the Military Medal and his lieutenancy after the Pozières battle." - from the Broken Hill Barrier Miner 06 Nov 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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