Hornby, Wilson –

Son of John and Margery Hornby, of 326, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly employed at the Great Central Railway Company’s Loco Works in Gorton, having served his apprenticeship at Horwich Loco Works. His brother Gordon also fell.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hornby
  • Forename: Wilson
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Longridge, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: March 22nd, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Rifleman
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: Z/2099
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Strand Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: IX. K. 7.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/04/1915 07/04/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6b 6g

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