George Horne
Service number
R/9007
Military unit
16th Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps
Address
Enlisted Nottingham
Date of birth
Date of death
26 Sep 1917 (19 years old)
Place of birth
Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
George Horne was born in 1898 at Nottingham, he was the son of Sarah Ann Horne of 11 Storer Street, Nottingham.
Military history
Rifleman George Horne enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 16th Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps
According to a military record, George died of wounds on 26 September 1917 ('death presumed on that date'). He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium (Panel 115 to 119).
Extra information
WW1 Pension Ledgers: Sarah Ann Horne (mother), residence Nottingham.
Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Died of wounds on or since 26 September 1917, France. Death presumed on that date. Legatee mother Sarah Horne 'at request of father.'
Photographs
George Horne
Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. (www.cwgc.org)