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Military service
Service number:
657661
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Pioneers
Division:
2nd Canadian Pioneer Battalion.
Birth:
July 17, 1890
Death:
August 13, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
1. H. 9.
Additional information
Son of Mary A. Hornibrook, of Sundridge, Ontario and the late John T. Hornibrook.
Digital gallery of Private Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
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Joseph Edgar Hornibrook circa 1910 -
Photo of Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
Joseph Edgar Hornibrook (1890-1917) in uniform. -
Wartime diary
War Diary 2nd Can Pnr Bn 13 Aug 1917 outlines circumstances of death. -
Letter
Page 1 of Letter sent to Gladys (Hornibrook) Basso 1917 06 22 containing a wild rose picked on Vimy Ridge. -
Medals
British War Medal, Victory Medal entitlement. -
Letter
Page of Letter sent to Gladys (Hornibrook) Basso 1917 06 22 containing a wild rose picked on Vimy Ridge. -
Newspaper clipping
Newspaper clippings from various papers including the Sundridge Echo concerning the Death of Joseph Hornibrook -
Badge
Image of 2 Canadian Pioneer Battalion Cap Badge -
Badge
Image of 162 Canadian Overseas Battalion Shoulder Strap owned by Joseph Hornibrook on enlistment
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Edgar Hornibrook
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 258 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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