Individual Details
Brig. Gen. Montague Leyland Hornby Cb
(23 Jul 1870 - 21 Nov 1948)
Other awards include: CMG, DSO, JP, FRGS, FZS
"Of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, and of Church Stretton, Salop. Educated at Shrewsbury and R.M.A. Sandhurst. 2nd Lieut., East Lancs. Regt., 1889. Lieut., Indian Staff Corps, 1891. Capt., 1900. Local Major, 1901. Brevet Major and Local Lieut. Col., 1904. Major, 1907. Brevet Lieut. Col., 1916. Brevet Col., 1918. Col., 1920. Brig. Comdr., 1916-19, comdg. Lancs. Fusilier Brigade in East Lancs. Div., T.A., 1920-24. Retired with rank of Brig. Gen., 1927. Served with Waziristan Delimination Escort, 1894, (severely wounded; despatches; D.S.O. Medal with Clasp); with Tirah Expedn., N.W. Frontier, India, 1897-98, (Medal, 2 Clasps). Adjutant, Spec. Indian Regt., Uganda, 1898. Was with Jubaland Expedn. against Ogaden Somalis, E. Africa, (Medal; Clasp). In operations in Unyoro, Uganda, 1898-1900, (Clasp). With nandi Expedn., 1900, (Despatches; medal; Clasp). C-in-C, Somaliland Protectorate, 1904-07, (Despatches; Brevet of Major; Clasp). Coy. Cdr., 56th Punjabi Rifles, 1907. Served in Gt. War, 1914-19. Brigade Major, 70th. Inf. Brigade, 1914. Lt. Col. cmdg. 8th. (Serv). Bn., York and Lancashire Regt., 1915. J.P. (Salop). Author of several books on Canada and military matters."
"Of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, and of Church Stretton, Salop. Educated at Shrewsbury and R.M.A. Sandhurst. 2nd Lieut., East Lancs. Regt., 1889. Lieut., Indian Staff Corps, 1891. Capt., 1900. Local Major, 1901. Brevet Major and Local Lieut. Col., 1904. Major, 1907. Brevet Lieut. Col., 1916. Brevet Col., 1918. Col., 1920. Brig. Comdr., 1916-19, comdg. Lancs. Fusilier Brigade in East Lancs. Div., T.A., 1920-24. Retired with rank of Brig. Gen., 1927. Served with Waziristan Delimination Escort, 1894, (severely wounded; despatches; D.S.O. Medal with Clasp); with Tirah Expedn., N.W. Frontier, India, 1897-98, (Medal, 2 Clasps). Adjutant, Spec. Indian Regt., Uganda, 1898. Was with Jubaland Expedn. against Ogaden Somalis, E. Africa, (Medal; Clasp). In operations in Unyoro, Uganda, 1898-1900, (Clasp). With nandi Expedn., 1900, (Despatches; medal; Clasp). C-in-C, Somaliland Protectorate, 1904-07, (Despatches; Brevet of Major; Clasp). Coy. Cdr., 56th Punjabi Rifles, 1907. Served in Gt. War, 1914-19. Brigade Major, 70th. Inf. Brigade, 1914. Lt. Col. cmdg. 8th. (Serv). Bn., York and Lancashire Regt., 1915. J.P. (Salop). Author of several books on Canada and military matters."
Events
| Birth | 23 Jul 1870 |  | |||
| Marriage | 30 Sep 1902 | Harriet Millicent Corbett-Winder | |||
| Death | 21 Nov 1948 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Families
| Spouse | Harriet Millicent Corbett-Winder (1873 - 1964) |
| Child | Harriet Lucy Hornby (1904 - ) |
| Child | Georgiana Lilla Hornby (1906 - ) |
| Child | Wilma Millicent Hornby (1908 - ) |
| Child | Mary Leyland Hornby (1910 - 1976) |
| Father | Robert Montague Hornby (1835 - 1900) |
| Mother | Lucy Turner (1845 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Alice Hornby (1867 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Lucy Hornby (1869 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Henry Hornby Esq. (1871 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Leyland Feilden Hornby Esq. (1872 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Cecil John Hornby (1874 - 1890) |
| Sibling | William Hornby (1875 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Harriet Hornby (1877 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Gwyneth Hornby (1878 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Geoffrey Hornby (1880 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Dulcie Margaret Hornby (1887 - 1975) |