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Robert Bulmer HORNE

Regimental number909
Place of birthCudal, Westmoreland, England
SchoolKendal School
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRailway Hotel, Junee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinRobert Horne, Fairview, Grangeover Sands, Lancashire, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Forces in England
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name1st Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death17 May 1915
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burial4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 26), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
29
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Jane HORNE
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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