View source for Hornsey James Alfred Gunner 1144716

{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Hornsey James Alfred
|Army number=1144716
|Rank=Gunner
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards
|Date of birth=Not yet ascertained.
|Age=(At time of death).  Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 16/4/1942.  Underwent Basic Training at the 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment.  Posted to the 1st Mountain Regiment 29/8/1942.  Posted to the 3rd Mountain Regiment 1/12/1942 when the units were separated.  Posted overseas.  Posted X List (2) South East Asia 27/7/1945.  Posted back to the 3rd Mountain Regiment 6/8/1945.  Posted X List (2) Sounth East Asia 3/11/1945.  Posted back to the 3rd Mountain Regiment 9/11/1945.  Posted to the 123rd Field Regiment 1/12/1945.  Returned to the UK.  Posted to the Royal Artillery Depot 5/7/1946.  Class B Release.  Y List (7) 8/7/1946.  Relegated to the W/T Reserve 27/7/1946.  Demobilised.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Details awaited.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address=No family information yet. 
}}

Much of the information on this Page was extracted from the soldier’s Royal Artillery Tracer Card – held on Ancestry.co.uk.