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HORNE, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2294 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia, 23 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bothwell, Central Highlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 22 April 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 13. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bothwell War Memorial, Men of Bothwell Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2294, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2294, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2294, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Herbert Horne was 6-foot one inch tall on his enlistment in 1916. His younger brother, 5110 William James Horne 52nd Battalion AIF, was killed in action two days after Herbert, on 24 April 1918.
They were the sons of John and Mary Anne Horne, of Bothwell, Tasmania, who had to deal with the news of the death of two sons within days of each other.
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