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Darrell HORSLEY

Regimental number3365
Place of birthFulham, South Australia
SchoolFulham Public School, South Australia
ReligionSalvation Army
OccupationCarpenter
AddressFulham, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Horsley, Fulham, South Australia
Enlistment date23 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"He was kind and tender so much so that he would not kill a bird or an animal." Details from Mother.
FateDied of wounds 9 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 8), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
150
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary HORSLEY, Fulham, South Australia
Family/military connectionsCousin: R.H. Lewis, MM

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