HORNBROOK, Percy Lancelot Dudley
(Service number 36444)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 26 December 1893 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 11 Market Street, Watlington, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Linotype operator | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. HORNBROOK (wife), care of Mr W. H. Husband, Claremont, via Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 13 November 1968 | Age | 74 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Percy Lancelot Dudley Hornbrook, the son of Edward Alexander and Elizabeth Emily (née Hutt) Hornbrook, was born on 26 December 1894 at Timaru. He attended Seadown School. Percy married Maggie Husband on 1 March 1916 at St Mary's, Timaru. their daughter, Eileen Madge, was born before Percy went overseas.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [28 June 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [29 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [29 June 2017]
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