GOLDSWORTHY (AKA HORLEY), Walter
| Service Number: | 811 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915, Keswick South Australia Australia |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mildura Victoria Australia, 4 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Plympton South, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Mile End South Australia Australia, 2 March 1949, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 811, 27th Infantry Battalion, Keswick South Australia Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, 811, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong (A2) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Surname: HORLEY; Given Names: Walter; Date of Birth: 4 December 1894; Date of Enlistment: 9 March 1915; Trade or Calling: Labourer; Birth Location: Mildura Vic; Address prior to enlistment: William St Forbes Sth Plympton; Photograph sent by: Mrs H Horley (his guardian)
No matching entry for the name Walter Horley in the National Archive of Service records, or in the Embarkation Roll Photo has 27th Bn colour patch and a medal of some description - not a campaign medal)
RSL Records indicate a 'Harry' Horley Regt Number 818 / 53 was also known as Walter Goldsworthy. Member 'Elleston' sub branch. His last known address however was 29a Lurline Street Mile End.
These details connect with a service record: Goldsworthy Walter [Horley Walter Goldsworthy] : SERN 811 53 : POB Mildura VIC : POE Keswick SA : NOK Horley Harry
It seems he enlisted as Walter Goldsworthy HORLEY, into the 10th Battalion, on the 14th August 1914 and was allocated the Regimental number 53. However he was discharged as 'unlikely to become efficient' in October 1914 prior to Embarkation. Apparently, undeterred, he subsequently re-enlisted under the name Walter Goldsworthy on the 9th March 1915 and was allocated to the 27th Battalion.
A letter from his father Harry Horley explains that Walter was his adopted son, and had been with the family since he was one month old. His enlistemnt papers list his Next of Kin as his 'guardian' as Mrs Martha Horley of Plympton.
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