Lt
Horace Joseph Rex
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 12/12/1896 |
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Place of birth: Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Lieutenant |
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Service number: / |
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Enlistment date: 31/10/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Machine Gun Corps, 1st Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 07/10/1917 |
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Age: 20 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 31J |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
Sources 2
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1st Australian Macine Gun Company, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 24/6/20). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, REX H J). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1600681 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=2d44789f-936c-467e-be78-2e75068490ed |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7561818 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=253049 |