Regimental number | 3370 |
Place of birth | Fern Hill, Glen Waverley, Victoria |
School | Black Flat School, No. 2219 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Waverley Road, Glen Waverley, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J T Horner, Glen Waverley, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name George Sackville |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 5), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie HORNER, Albert Avenue, Oakleigh, Victoria. Native of Mulgrave, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother in law: H.V. Gunthers |