| Horsfall | Alfred Herbert | | Lieutenant | HORSFALL, ALFRED HERBERT, Lieutenant, was born 29 January 1871, son of Jonas Horsfall, of Yorkshire and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was educated at the Scotch College, Melbourne, and at Melbourne University (MB and ChB 1893). He served in South Africa 1900-1, as Lieutenant, New South Wales Army Medical Corps, and as Medical Officer to the 1st Battalion Cameron Highlanders, and was present at the action near Bethune and march to Pretoria, Diamond Hill and at General Prinsloo's surrender. He received the Queen's Medal with clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Alfred Herbert Horsfall, Lieutenant, New South Wales Army Medical Corps. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were presented by the Governor-General of Canada at Government House, Ottawa. He was promoted Major; became MO, Hamilton, 2nd Australian Commonwealth Military District, 1 July 1912. In the European War he served as Major, RAMC (TF) in the Balkan States and Egypt, for which he was mentioned in Despatches; and as Surgeon, 2nd Northern General Hospital. He was formerly Resident Surgeon at Melbourne and Police Hospitals, Victoria, and Medical Superintendent at Newcastle, NSW, and practised at Newcastle as a surgeon. From 1915-1918 he was Unionist candidate, Pudsey Division, Yorkshire. He did much travelling in America and the Far East; was a lecturer of the Royal Colonial Institute and the Social and Political Education League, and has published, among other works, 'The Anglo-Saxon as an Empire Builder' and 'Australia's Stake in the War'. Major Horsfall married, in 1903, Gertrude Emily, daughter of Colonel C F Stokes, ADC, of Sydney, NSW, and they had one son and one daughter.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | New South Wales contingent |
