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Corporal Amos Hornby

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Corporal Amos Hornby
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Died 27th May, 1940
Aged 30
​Son of William and Jane Hornby, of Higher Broughton, Salford, Lancashire.
Inscription - Into a haven of rest, God must have a beautiful garden, he always chooses the best. ​
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PictureAmos pictured with a horse at Manchester Racecourse close to where he lived. It is possible that Amos was employed at the racecourse in some capacity.
Biographical Details

Amos was born on 31st October, 1909, at 38, Henry Street, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire to William and Jane Hornby (Nee Edwards). He was one of six brothers, the others being Christopher, William, Benjamin, Samuel and Joseph.

Amos met Minnie Stoker in Salford and they married on 22nd March, 1931. They had a child, James Bernard Hornby, born 16th January, 1931,who never knew his father

Their marriage did not last and Amos left, eventually joining the Army in 1933. 

After their separation, Minnie never heard from Amos again thinking he had just deserted them. She died in 1984 not knowing Amos' fate


Service Record

Enlisted at London into the Royal Norfolk Regiment - 3rd May, 1933.
Posted to Depot - 10th May, 1933.
Posted to 2nd Battalion - 14th November, 1933.
Appointed Paid Lance Corporal - 5th June, 1939.
Granted Acting Rank of Corporal - 1st September, 1939.
Granted War Substantive Corporal - 1st December, 1939.
Killed in Action - 27th May, 1940.


Overseas Service
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Gibraltar - 3rd March, 1937 to 1st February, 1939.
British Expeditionary Force - 20th September, 1939 -  27th May, 1940.

Photographs and details of Amos courtesy of his relative Alan Hornby and reproduced with his kind permission.

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Above is a copy of a Christmas card Amos sent back to his Mum. The wording on the left is: "At least we have a Xmas card to send to you" and it is signed "Your Loving Son Amos." Opposite is the correspondence sent informing her that her son had been killed in action between the 10th of May and 22nd of June, near Hinges (which is 4 km away from Le Paradis). We know from exhumation records that Amos was definitely one of those killed in the massacre. He is buried in Le Paradis cemetery.
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Alan Hornby photographed at the grave of his Great Uncle Amos at Le Paradis in 2023. Photograph courtesy of Alan Hornby.
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