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HORNE, Charles Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX32774 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 23 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 1 December 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot PP. Row B. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE" |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, WX32774 | |
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| 2 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, WX32774 | |
| 18 Jul 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
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