Personal data
| Name | Homer |
|---|---|
| Initials | H.W. |
| Christian name | Herbert William |
| Date and place of birth | Kington, Herefordshire; 01.03.1894 |
| Address | Belgrave Road, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Profession | Railway clerk |
| Family | Son of Benjamin George and Elizabeth Sarah (nee Williams) Homer, of Station Rd., Indooroopilly, Queensland. |
Extra information
- Information
- The family emigrated to Australia in 1910.
Military data
| Service number | 3509 |
|---|---|
| Rank | 2nd Lt. |
| Regiment / Unit | 26 Australian Infantry, A.I.F. |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 23 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Brookwood Military Cemetery, XI.E.8; personal inscription: IN MEMORY OF DEAR BERT BELOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. HOMER OF KINGTON |
Other information
- Information 1
- Commmunicant at Talbot House, 24.09.1916 (with the rank of Sergt., service no. 3509, 7 Australian Field Ambulance)
- Information 2
- Died of wounds; buried with full military honours
- Information 3
- M.M.
- Information 4
- One of four brothers who served with the AIF, the 5th was discharged in Sept. 1914 (medically unfit). His younger brother, Henry, L.Cpl. 7 Field Ambulance, died of jaundice at Gallipoli on 12.11.1915
Media
Sources
- Source 1
- Red Book, p.27 verso
- Source 2
- CR-Slips-Book 2
- Source 3
- Liber Vitae 1923 (mentioned under All Souls Day)
- Source 4
- Liber Vitae 1928