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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Date Enlisted: 

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary