Shortly after his birth, his mother emigrated Horst and his older sister to Australia where mother and daughter joined many immigrants in working on the Snowy Mountains Scheme while Horst went on to work for a local car yard.
Shortly after his birth, his mother emigrated Horst and his older sister to Australia and the small New South Wales town of Cooma. There his mother and sister joined many other immigrants in working on the Snowy Mountains Scheme while Horst went on to work for a local car yard.