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Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Northwich, Cheshire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Lutterworth, Leicestershire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Menai Bridge, Anglesey [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1]

Blackburn Lancashire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brookroyd, Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Darlington England [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Egerton Bolton Lancashire [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Garstang Lancashire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Guernsey, Channel Isles [1]

Halton, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Handsworth, Staffs [1]

Huncoat, Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Invercargill NZ [1]

Kilham, Yorkshire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Lancaster England [1]

Leeds England [1]

Limehouse, London. [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, West Derby [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lordington House, Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Lytham, Lancashire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [386]

Gunner [38]

Driver [37]

Serjeant [37]

Corporal [31]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [19]

Sapper [19]

Lance Corporal [17]

Captain [15]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Major [5]

Brigadier General [3]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Transport Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Commander [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Waggoner [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant - Flying Officer [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [55]

Royal Field Artillery [54]

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [33]

Liverpool Regiment [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [19]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Service

British Army [622]

Royal Navy [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [779]

P [9]

Contribution

Military Service [774]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Australia [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Northwich, Cheshire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Lancashire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Lutterworth, Leicestershire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Menai Bridge, Anglesey [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Blackburn Lancashire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire, England [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brookroyd, Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Darlington England [1] Durham, Durham [1] Egerton Bolton Lancashire [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Garstang Lancashire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Guernsey, Channel Isles [1] Halton, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Handsworth, Staffs [1] Huncoat, Accrington, Lancashire [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Invercargill NZ [1] Kilham, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire England [1] Lancaster England [1] Leeds England [1] Limehouse, London. [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, West Derby [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lordington House, Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Lytham, Lancashire [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [386] Gunner [38] Driver [37] Serjeant [37] Corporal [31] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [19] Sapper [19] Lance Corporal [17] Captain [15] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [5] Major [5] Brigadier General [3] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Transport Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Commander [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Trumpeter [2] Waggoner [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant - Flying Officer [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier-General [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1] Colonel [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [55] Royal Field Artillery [54] Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [33] Liverpool Regiment [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Manchester Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20] East Lancashire Regiment [19] Royal Lancaster Regiment [19] Durham Light Infantry [17] Yorkshire Regiment [17] Cheshire Regiment [15] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] Border Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Dragoon Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Wales Borderers [3]

Service

British Army [622] Royal Navy [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [779] P [9]

Contribution

Military Service [774] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Australia [1]

Geoffrey Phipps Hornby

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2281 Private Suffolk Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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Francis Hornby

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2155 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 2155 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

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Gordon Hornby

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 15334 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion.

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Hugh Leycester Hornby

Born 1888

Died 1965

British Army 4th Class Chaplain Infantry Brigade

British Army Chaplain to the Forces Reverend Army Chaplain's Department

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Montague Leyland Hornby

Born 1870

Died 1948

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Indian Army Transport/ Staff

British Army Major 70th Infantry Brigade

British Army Lieutenant-Colonel Yorks and Lancs 8th Battalion

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Henry Russell Hornby

Born 1888

Died 1971

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry

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William John Hornby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115026

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Bertram Hornby

Died 1918

British Army 228560 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Robert Hornby

Born 1898

Died 1920

British Army 96409 Private Kings Liverpool Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Roland Godefroy Hornby

Born 1889

Died 1965

British Army 1724 Rifleman King's Liverpool Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer 53 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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Leonard Leopold Hornby

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151960

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Guy Newland Hornby

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184020

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Benjamin Wood Hornby

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188549

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Frank Hornby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51073

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William Fraser Hornby

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57956

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William Hornby

Born 1895

Died 1920

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/1177 New Zealand Field Artillery

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David Arthur Hornby

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 19819 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Charles E Hornby

Died 1917

British Army 30663 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Arthur Hornby

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1708 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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William Arthur Hornby

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234287

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