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REX, Horace Joseph
Personal Details
| Enlisted: | 25 July 1916 |
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| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, 12 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Braidwood, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Book Keeper |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Braidwood Public School Roll of Honour, Braidwood Servicemens Club Honour Roll, Braidwood War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
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World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-07 |
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