Regimental number | 1544 |
Place of birth | Wesley Vale Tas |
School | Beaconsfield State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Beaconsfield, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Hornsey, Beaconsfield, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Camel Corps November 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Anzac Provost Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Listed on Beaconsfield State School Roll of Honour ('Esse Quam Videri': To be Be rather than to Seem), Tasmania. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4045 Sergeant William Arthur HORNSEY, 47th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1917. |
Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |