Individual Details

Major-General Alan Hugh Hornby C. B. C. B. E. M. C.

(22 Jun 1894 - 28 Oct 1958)

Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery, 1953-58. Educated at Winchester and R.M.A., Woolwich. Joined R.F.A., 1914, and served in Gt. War, 1914-19, in France and Belgium (wounded, despatches, M.C.). In Iraq, 1919-20. P.S.C., 1932. Major, 1933. G.S.O. (2), War Office, 1938. Served in 2nd World War, 1939-45, in Middle East, North Africa, Italy and Sicily (despatches, C.B.E., C.B.). Lt. Col., 1940. Major-General, 1944. Retired pay, 1948. Col. Com., R.A., 1953-58. Hon. Col., Kent A.C.F. Regt. R.A. Com., Leg. of Merit (U.S.A.). Commissioner of St. John's Ambulance Brigade, Kent. C.St.J.

Events

Birth	22 Jun 1894	England
Marriage	28 Apr 1923	Margaret Vera Maitland
Death	28 Oct 1958
Reference No		9NQZ-6WQ

Families

Spouse	Margaret Vera Maitland ( - 1961)
Child	Living
Child	Susan Elizabeth Hornby ( - 1974)

Father	Edgar Christian Hornby (1863 - 1922)
Mother	Living
Sibling	Eva Marjorie Hornby (1891 - 1972)
Sibling	Violette Catherine Hornby (1893 - 1974)