ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

HORROCKS, Joseph

Full Name: Joseph

HORROCKS

Date of Birth: 09

–

1892

Place of birth: Narican

Australia

Occupation: Engineer

Address: Collie Burn WA

Next of Kin: Mother-Margaret Horrocks

Next of Kin Address: Collie Burn WA

Religion: Protestant

Service Number: 555

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-08-19

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1914-11-02

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1914-11-26

Locations Served:

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: DOW

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Gallipoli

Age at Death: 22

Burial Location: Inscription Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli- Panel No. 34

19/08/1914-To 11th Battalion 3rd Infantry “C” Brigade as Private
2/03/1915-Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
20/05/1915-WOUNDED IN ACTION Gallipoli ( Gunshot Wound Left Leg )- Amputated above knee
20/05/1915-DIED OF WOUNDS Received in Action Gallipoli- Died aboard Hospital Ship “Soudan”- Buried at Sea.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star- Medal No. 4852

British War Medal – No. 4066

Victory Medal – No. 4066

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 306316.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Collie War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 62

Lone Pine War Memorial Gallipoli Turkey.

 

FATHER & BROTHER SERVICE DETAILS

Father- 6464- Sapper- HORROCKS, James-  4th Field Company Engineers- Discharged 22/01/1917.

Brother- 298- Pte- HORROCKS, Edwin James- 28th Battalion- Died of Wounds 18/09/1915, Aged 20 years , at Gallipoli, Turkey.