Robert Martin – Hornsby – North Eastern Railway – Private – 07/11/1918
Title
Robert Martin – Hornsby – North Eastern Railway – Private – 07/11/1918
Initials / forenames
Robert Martin
Surname
Hornsby
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment), 10th Battalion, B Company
Military rank
Private
Military number
107522
Railway department
Newcastle
Railway job
Parcels Deliverer
Date died
07/11/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine: January 1919 p7
Memorial
Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
Notes
Aged 19, son of Thomas and Martha Hornsby, late of St John's Chapel, Westgate, Co Durham. Stepson of George Elbourne of 62 York Street, Gateshead. Hornsby had been with N.E.R for three years when enlisted in 1917. He died of wounds.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
16/05/2016
Last updated
16/05/2016
Citation
“Robert Martin – Hornsby – North Eastern Railway – Private – 07/11/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/53501.