HORNBY, Walter Ingram
| Service Numbers: | 1352, 1352A |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blackpool, England, 30 July 1878 |
| Home Town: | Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Harrow School, London |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | GSW to skull, 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, 5 November 1918, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Acton (St. Mary) Churchyard, UK |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1352, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1352, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1352, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Wounded Private, 1352, 32nd Infantry Battalion, GSW (shoulder) | |
| 23 Jun 1918: | Wounded Private, 1352A, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), 2nd occasion | |
| 27 Aug 1918: | Wounded Private, 1352A, 32nd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", 3rd occasion - GSW (skull) | |
| 5 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1352A, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1352A awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-05 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date – 5th November..... Walter Ingram Hornby was born at Blackpool, Lancashire, England in 1878.
Walter Ingram Hornby’s father - Albert Neilson Hornby, nicknamed Monkey Hornby, was one of the best known sportsmen in England during the nineteenth century excelling in both rugby and cricket. He was the first of only two men to captain the country at both rugby and cricket but is also remembered as the England cricket captain whose side lost the Test match which gave rise to the Ashes, at home against the Australians in 1882.
Walter Ingram Hornby served in the Boer War with Somerset Light Infantry from 1899 – 1902. He was made Second Lieutenant 10th May, 1900.
Walter Ingram Hornby enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 4th August, 1915 as a 37 year old, single, Labourer from Sydney, NSW.
Private Hornby embarked from Sydney on HMAT Beltana (A72) on 9th November, 1915 with the 8th Infantry Brigade, 30th Infantry Battalion “A” Company & disembarked at Suez, Egypt on 11th December, 1915. He was transferred to Machine Gun Section on 19th March, 1916 while at Ferry Post, Egypt.
Private Hornby was transferred to 32nd Battalion on 14th June, 1916 & arrived in France on 23rd June, 1916.
Since leaving Australia, Private Hornby had been written up for Offences on 4 occasions.
A Field Court Martial was held at Fleurbaix on 17th August, 1916 – Private Hornby was charged with Drunkenness while on Active Service. The finding was Guilty & he was sentenced to 60 days Field Punishment No. 2.
Private Hornby was found drunk in the field on 17th October, 1916 & awarded 14 days Field Punishment No. 2.
Private Walter Ingram Hornby was wounded in action on 1st December, 1916. He was invalided to England & admitted to War Hospital at Norfolk with GSW to right shoulder. He was discharged to furlo & after 3 more offences in England was returned to the Front & rejoined 32nd Battalion on 1st November, 1917.
Private Walter Ingram Hornby was wounded in action (2nd occasion) on 23rd June, 1918 with shrapnel wounds to his left hand. He was taken to Field Ambulance & Casualty Clearing Station & discharged to duty on 29th July, 1918.
Private Walter Ingram Hornby was wounded in action (3rd occasion) on 27th August, 1918. He was invalided to England & admitted to Southern General Hospital, Oxford on 3rd September, 1918 with a gunshot wound to scalp, puncture wound to skull – severe.
Private Walter Ingram Hornby died at 4.50 pm on 5th November, 1918 at 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford. He died of wounds received in action (gunshot wound to skull). He was buried in the family plot at St. Mary’s Churchyard, Acton, Cheshire, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/acton---cheshire.html
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