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Ernest William HORNER

Regimental number532
Place of birthFremantle, Western Australia
SchoolNorth Fremantle State School, Perth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMachinist
AddressSwan Street, Nth Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Alice Maria Horner, Swan Street, Nth Fremantle, Western Australia
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 February 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 41), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth HORNER, Chester Road, Claremont, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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