Topic: Hornby War Memorial.
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Situated in the grounds of the Hornby Primary School, the memorial records soldiers from the First and Second World Wars.
The memorial, originally an artesian pump, was erected in 1921 in the form of a wall for the people of Hornby and Islington who lost their lives in the World War I.
In 2008 the names of those soldiers from Hornby who perished in all conflicts were added.
Panel 1: Hornby School Roll of Honour. War Declared August 4th 1914. Peace Signed June 28th 1919. Supreme Sacrifice.
- F. Ashworth
- J. Ashworth
- P. Baker
- L. Brown
- G. Chaney
- F. Clarkson
- L. Corbett
- J. Ellis
- C. F. Horwell
- E.Manhire
- G. Pine
- R. Wilson
Panel 2: Roll of Honour
- D. Appleby
- R. Barnes
- F. Bennett
- W. L. Bennett
- W. Blake
- E. Brassington
- J. E. Broadbent
- T. Brown
- R. Burns
- Wm. Burrows
- C. Burt
- J. Burt
- L. Burt
- C. Chaney
- E. Clarkson
- A. Conway
- T. Coulter
- A. G. Cullen
- D. Fry
- A. Falconer
- L. Gee
- A. Gunn
- W. Haden
- G. Hardaker
- L. Holford
- S. N. Hooper
- H. Humm
- C. Ibettson
- V. Illingworth
- E. James
- G. A. James
- A. Jenkins
Panel 3: Roll of Honour
- V. Kemble
- E. Kerr
- A. Kinimont
- C. Lodge
- G. Lodge
- H. Lodge
- A. McCloskie
- W. McGarry
- A. McKinnon
- E. McKnight
- G. McKnight
- S. McKnight
- C. Manhire
- W. Manhire
- T. Mitchell
- A. Moffett
- J. Morris
- E. Nottingham
- E. Patterson
- R. L. Piper
- W. Reynolds
- C. G. Sanders
- D. Sanders
- J. H. Smith
- W. H. Smith
- A. Tully
- G. Webb
- S. Weeks
- C. Wootton
- Law. Wootton
- Les Wootton
- W.G.P. Cooper
Panel 4: Hornby. Roll of Honour. W.W.2 1939-1945
- Allen J.R
- Cammock A.S.
- Chatteron H.O
- Cockburn C.S
- Dove W.E
- Ealam E.W.
- Harrison S.P.
- Hoare J.H.
- Jesson W.G.
- Mehlhopt J.H.
- McDonald R.
- McKerchar W.R.
- Pickering A.W.
- Willan L.R.
Another panel lists the members of the School Committee.
The Press article from October 1919 lists the names originally added to the monument (Note: some of the names have been recorded incorrectly)
Related resources
- Hornby School. Press, Volume LV, Issue 16647, 7 October 1919, Page 2
- Hornby Primary School war memorial, www.nzhistory.net.nz (Ministry for Culture and Heritage),
