Regimental number | 5030 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Christian Brothers (Catholic) College, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Toowong, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, William Charles Horstmann, Norwood Street, Toowong, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Awarded the Royal Human Society Certificate for life saving at Southport, Queensland.' |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Hebecourt British Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth HORSTMANN, 'Bellevue', Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1139 Pte Vincent Herbert HORSTMANN |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |