Regimental number | 1060 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
School | Footscray Junction School, Footscray, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Torbay Junction, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Herbert Hortin, Torbay Junction, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
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 |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 19.6 |
Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Mary HORTIN, Torbay Junction, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |