South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 26 June 1943
Pte. Ernest Horne, whose photograph we publish above, is the son of the late Mr. H. A. Horne and of Mrs. Mills, of 16, Annerley Street, Denaby Main.
He was called up in December, 1939, and has been in the Middle East during the last 12 months. He was well known in local football circles.
From C.W.G.C.:
Private Ernest Horne
Service Number: 4692970
Regiment & Unit/Ship King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Bn.
Date of Death: Died 13 July 1943
Age 24 years old
Buried or commemorated at: SYRACUSE WAR CEMETERY, SICILY I. D. 5.
Additional Info
Son of Albert and Florence Home, of Denaby Main, Yorkshire.
Personal Inscription
IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF A BELOVED SON. HE DIED THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE