Basic Details
Surname
Hornsby
Forenames
R H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
C/8006
Notes
CWGC gives Christian Names as Rowland Harry
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
King`s Royal Rifle Corps
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 burial
France
Town of burial
Somme
Cemetery
Thiepval Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
October
Day of death
10
Age at death
27
Manner of death reference
Other
Personal Details
Relationships
Son of Ann Elizabeth Hornsby, of The Quarrie, Cramlington, Northumberland, and the late Henry Hornsby