Service Details
Name:
 HORNBY
Given Name:
 BRIAN MELVILLE
Initials:
 B M
Service No:
 4481
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
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Unit:
 1st
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Date of Death:
 1941-02-22
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Date of Birth:
 1918-05-05
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. Elements of "C" Coy, while on patrol near Gelib, Somaliland, were approached by an Italian officer under a white flag, apparently with the intention of surrendering. The Patrol Commander went forward to arrange matters but while this was underway, they were surrounded by Italian Native troops who opened fire on them from under cover
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. P. E. Hornby, of Loop Street, Pietermaritzburg. Born Albert Falls. A civil servant for the Natal Provincial Administration.
Commemoration
Country:
 Kenya
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Cemetery:
 NAIROBI WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 2. F. 9.

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