Regimental number | 298 |
Place of birth | Narracan, Gippsland, Victoria |
School | Collie State School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Sleeper-cutter |
Address | Collie Burn, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Horrocks, Collie Burn via Collie, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Thirty Six on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He was a good shot and volunteered as a sniper and was shot through the spine." Details from Mars Margaret Horrocks, (mother), Collie Burn, Western Australia |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | At Sea |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 68), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Margaret HORROCKS. Native of Narracan, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 555 Pte Joseph HORROCKS, 11th Bn, died of wounds, 20 May 1915. His comrades said that he hopped down the narrow trench with his leg blown off before he died. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 September 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 17 September 1915; admitted to the 16th Casualty Clearing Station and transferred to the Hospital Ship 'Somali' (gunshot wound, abdomen), Gallipoli, 17 September 1915; died of wounds (gunshot wound, spine: 'haematuria paralysie'), Hospital Ship 'Somali', 18 September 1915; buried at sea. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Place of burial | Died on board hospital ship ''Somali" and was buried at sea. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HORROCKS Edwin James |