Claim: Horace Brinsmead, who was born in 1883 in London, joined the First Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, where he served and fought on Gallipoli and at Pozieres.
Evidence: He was born in 1883 at Hampstead, London as the son of Edgar William Brinsmead and Annie Brinsmead. When the First World War started in 1914, he joined the First Australian Imperial Force. He served and fought on Gallipoli and at Pozières.