Private 70380 William Henry Hornby
Regiment/Unit: Machine Gun Corps - 166th Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/1915
Age at death: 29
Date of death: 14th of June 1917
Born: Prescot, Lancs
Resided: Prescot, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery - III. A. 4.
Census details:
1891 - 3 years old William H is living at 3 Warrington Road, Prescot with parents Peter J (a watchmakers planter 27), Eliza (26) and sister Elizabeth (9 mths). 1901 - 13 years old schoolboy William H is living at 7 Warrington Road, Prescot with widowed mother Eliza (35) and three siblings: Elizabeth (10), Arthur (8), Frances (3). Boarding at the address are Adam Fraser (56), Adam Fraser (16), Jessie Fraser (20), Robert Atkinson (25). 1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Capstan Lathe Turner' William H and siblings Elizabeth Hornby (20), Peter Hornby (16), Ada Hornby (10) are living at 3 Royal Hotel Yard, Prescot with grandmother Elizabeth Hornby (75), aunts Martha Hornby (45), Sarah Jane Robinson (38) and cousin Elsie Mona Robinson (15).
Also commemorated on [popup=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-187-William_Henry_Hornby.html]Prescot Roll of Honour[/popup]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HornbyWH.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/70380WHHornby.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Henry Hornby at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery[/caption]
