Regimental number | 2146 |
Place of birth | Shell Harbour, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Shellharbour, New South Wales |
School | West Kempsey District School, New South Wales |
Other training | Justice Department, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Commercial Bank, Campbelltown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, D E Horniman, Commercial Bank, Campbelltown, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Karoola on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Served 4 months on Gallipoli with 2nd Battalion at Private, was present at Evacuation. Transferred to 54th Bn as Sergeant and wounded at Fromelles, July 1916. Obtained commissioned rank at Oxford University Cadet School in April 1917 and transferred to 55th Battalion." Details from father. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 24), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Mary HORNIMAN, Campbelltown |
Family/military connections | Brother; Captain R.G. Horniman, MC, 4th Battalion, AIF |