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John Robert HORTON

Regimental number5411
Place of birthChapman
SchoolState School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressGeraldton, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr J Horton, Moonyoonooka, Western Australia
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 June 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave no. 42), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
153
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Elizabeth WEBBER (formerly HORTON), Francis Street, Geraldton, Western Australia, and the late John HORTON
Family/military connectionsTwo cousins killed
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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