Horace Greer MAYNARD

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MAYNARD, Horace Greer

Service Number:	7026
Enlisted:	10 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Albury, New South Wales, Australia, September 1894
Home Town:	Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Albury Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Drover
Died:	Broncho - Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 28 January 1917
Cemetery:	Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave No. 166
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7026, 3rd Infantry Battalion
9 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 7026, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 7026, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Private Horace Greer Maynard was born at Albury, NSW in 1894. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th October, 1916 & disembarked at Devonport, England on 9th January, 1917. Private Maynard was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 20th January, 1917, with Bronchitis. He was reported seriously ill with Pneumonia on 22nd January, 1917 & died at 12.50 p.m. on 28th January, 1917 from Broncho - Pneumonia.

Pte Maynard is buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire with Australian Ptes Adams & Canham were buried on 31st January, 1917 next to each other. Their stories can be found here
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---c1.html

Private Maynard was buried on 1st February, 1917. His story can be found here https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/k---mc.html

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