The Memorial Plaque were often displayed in prominent positions in the household and were an important part in the grieving process.  The two dolphins either side of Britannia represent Britain's dominant position at sea. At the bottom of the plaque a lion bites into an eagle representing Germany. Around the picture the legend reads "He died for freedom and honour", or for the six hundred plaques issued to commemorate women, "She died for freedom and honour".

The Hornby Family

This Hornby family (not to be confused with the George Stevenson Hornby’s family at Normanby) of Lance Butts Farm, Lance Butts Cottage (Normanby Lane), Rook Barugh and later White Thorn Farm not strictly Normanby Parish but Salton Parish.  However, in formal documents all the children are declared by their parents to be born at Normanby and lived in the parish.  It is therefore appropriate that the sacrifices this family made in First World War be fully recorded as accurate as possible.

The above Yorkshire Gazette has reported incorrectly the brother’s names and Regiments.

Corrections

Top Left;

Wilfred Harrison Hornby 1896-1916 (Pte 1494 Yorkshire Regt & 6538 York & Lancaster Regt Killed In Action 7 Sept 1916).

 Top Right

Ernest Hornby 1897-1962 (Pte T/37307 Army Service Corp & 51391 Cheshire Regt).

Bottom Left:

Robert Edwin Hornby1892-1964 (Pte 36924 East Yorkshire Regt & 445882 Labour Corp).

Bottom Right:

John William Hornby 1890-1962 (Pte 64988 Durham Light Infantry & 21822 Labour Corp).

King's Silver Medal award to the wounded

Jim's Medals

Jim against all odds, survived three evacuations and twice returned to the Frontline,  surviving a direct hit to the head.

15 July 1915 James (Jim) Timms (1895-1965) enlisted in the Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) regimental number, 201507.

21 March 1916, Jim was posted to the 1/4^th Battalion in France, Jim’s first experiences of the trenches was on the 31 March, when the Battalion took over trenches in front of Kemmel from the 31st Canadian Battalion.

28 June 1916, Jim was invalided back to England, and was admitted to the County of Middlesex War Hospital, St. Albans.  

24 December 1916, Jim was posted to the 37 Infantry Base Depot at Etaples, France.  Jim spent Christmas day travelling from Folkestone to Boulogne on a troopship.

27 July 1917, Jim was invalided back to England arriving at the Military Hospital Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 14 August 1917.

7 November 1917, Jim had recovered enough to be sent back to France.

22^nd to 31^st March 1918, Jim would have been involved in heavy fighting, his unit the 1/4^th Battalion lost 368 other ranks in 10 days.

10 April. 1918, Jim suffered a bullet wound to the back of the head and was evacuated to the 17 Casualty Clearing Station, near Hazebrouck, the same day. 

31 May 1918, for the third time in the war, Jim found himself once more at an Infantry Base Depot in Etaples, France and transferred to the Labour Corp, due to wounds unfit for frontline service. Regimental number 601380

 24 February 1919, he was discharged at Nottingham, having served 3 years, 7 months and 9 days

Frederick was selected to serve in the Mounted Military Police and after training promoted Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) with number P/1026.  He disembarked with the British Expeditionary Force in France on the 2^nd October 1915.

It is not known how long he served with the Mounted Military Police.  However, he was transferred in France to the Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line, “Corp of Dragoons” in which he served whilst in India (1904-09), being issued with number D/17702.  Again being transferred to the 1^st Dragoons with the same number.

1915 Star, British War & Victory Medals

The MIC records Robert Henry Stead enlisting in the 4 Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) a Territorial Unit in the rank of Private, Regimental number 2301, and in August 1918 transferred to the 1/4^th Yorkshire Regiment with a new number of 200510.

1915 Star, British War & Victory Medals