Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Saltmarsh, Horace Edgar

Born 1896 Longford Tasmania to Lewis Henry and Elsie Saltmarsh (nee Hume) a labourer he embarked Melbourne 21^st October 1916 on board “HMAT Port Melbourne” with the 40^th Infantry Battalion.

He was killed in action 5^th October 1917 in Belgium and is commemorated in the Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium.

On Tuesday evening the sad news was cabled to the Rev. L. T. Tarleton, of Longford, that Private Horace Saltmarsh had died of gunshot wounds on October 5 at the 3rd Australian Casualty Station in France. Private Saltmarsh was the son of Mr. Lewis Saltmarsh, of Epping. Another son is serving with the colours in France. This makes the 20th boy from the Longford district that has made the supreme sacrifice.

The Examiner 19^th October 1917

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