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L/Cpl. John William Hornsby
British Army 1st Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Huddersfield
Rifleman J W Hornsby (my grandfather) joined the KRRC as a young boy soldier. He served through out the war with 1st Btn, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, being gassed, losing toes through frost bite, bayonetted under the arm pit and finally returned home unfit for service on 22nd June 1918 shell shocked.