William HORNBY

Regimental number2/1177
Place of birthPort Chalmers, Dunedin
AddressSawyer's Bay, Otago
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinHenry Hornby, Sawyer's Bay, Otago
Rank on embarkationBombardier
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force. 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Knight Templar'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankBombardier
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
Date of death29 March 1920
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPurewa Public Cemetery (Block F, Row 44, Grave 212)
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Mr & Mrs H. Hornby, Sawyer's Bay, Otago
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fourth

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