Horace George Cornford

Service number: 3528

Rank: Private

Unit: 30th Battalion 8th Reinforcement

Service: Australian Army

Date of death: 29th September 1917

Cemetery or memorial details: No details

War Grave Register notes:

CORNFORD Pte. Horace George, 3528. 30th Battalion 8thReinforcement. Killed in action-in the field France 29th September 1917. Son of Horace Cornford of Sussex England.

Source: National Archives of Australia

Horace George was born in Mayfield, England and was 22 and 2 months at enlistment on 19th January 1916. Horace was a grocer’s assistant and lived at 33A Pittwater Road, Manly. He embarked at Sydney per the Ballarat on 5th August 1916 and disembarked at Plymouth, England on 30th September 1916. On 5th December 1916 he proceeded overseas to France per the Princess Victoria. Horace was admitted to hospital on 24th February 1917 with laryngitis then rejoined his unit on 1st June 1917.

Horace was killed in action in the field in France on 29th September 1917.