Regimental number | 4045 |
Place of birth | Beaconsfield Tas |
School | Beaconsfield State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mathina, Tasmania |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E J Hornsey, Beaconsfield, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
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: 1544 Pte Victor Wills HORNSEY, Anzac Provost Corps, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |