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HORSNELL, Arthur Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3508 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coalville, Victoria, Australia, 11 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Coalville, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3508, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3508, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3508, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3508 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-18 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Son of Arthur Octavious and Eliza Horsnell, of Coalville, Victoria.