Basic Details
Surname
Hornsby
Forenames
Roland Harry
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
CWGC gives first Christian Name as Rowland
Served or died
Died
Service number
C/8006
Notes
Wounded and missing 03/10/1916 to 10/10/1916 - Second Battle of the Somme
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
King`s Royal Rifles
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
18th Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Rifleman
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Cemetery
Thiepval Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
October
Day of death
10
Age at death
27
Manner of death as stated
Wounded and Missing
Manner of death reference
Missing
Personal Details
Relationships
Son of Ann Elizabeth Hornsby, of The Quarrie, Cramlington, Northumberland, and the late Henry Hornsby