HORWILL J.G.
Given Names: James George
Service Number: 2201
Unit: 57th Battalion, 4th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number: 261614
Age: 21 Yrs 9 Mths
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Methodist
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8¼ In
Weight: 140 Lbs
Chest: 33-35 In
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Dark
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 7/3/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Henry Horwill
44 Eglinton Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 1/8/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Orsova A67
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Leicestershire
Embarked: 9/12/1918
Disembarked: 22/1/1919
Unit: 59th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 2/5/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 51119
Victory Medal: 50108
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1895
Place: Brunswick, Victoria
Father: William Henry HORWILL
Mother: Emily Moor STAINES
MARRIAGE
Year: 1928
Place:
Spouse: Gladys May SINCOCK
DEATH
Date or Year: 28/4/1964
Place: Kew, Victoria
Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 2/3/1917; gun shot wound, back
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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