Pte
Edwin William Hornsey
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1891 |
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Place of birth: Tottenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 26501 |
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Units: — Norfolk Regiment, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 09/10/1917 |
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Age: 26 |
Cemetery
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: XIX Row: B Grave: 5 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
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1 Battalion Norfolk Regiment. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1573/1). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/480292 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=4de3db2a-d008-48da-abc4-46bce8096130 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1962519 |