John Edwin Ernest Horn 1894 - 1939

A labourer and the child of Herbert Horn (a carter) and Mabel Gibson, John Ernest, the second cousin twice-removed on the father's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Margate, Kent, England on 21 Mar 18941 and baptised there at St John The Baptist Church on 16 Apr 1894.
During his life, he was living at Grange Road, Margate on 31 Mar 1901, less than a mile from his aunt Alice Horn who was living at 103 Milton Road, Margate, Kent, England[5], and at Byron Road, Margate on 2 Apr 1911, less than a mile from his father Herbert Horn who was living at 84 Byron Road, Margate, Kent, England and his mother Mabel Gibson who was living at 84 Byron Road, Margate, Kent, England and his brother George Horn who was living at 84 Byron Road, Margate, Kent, England[4],.

He died on 3 Feb 1939 at Naval Hospital, Portland Harbour, Portland, Dorset, England2,3 (multiple burns from accident on HMS Sheldrake). He served in the military from 22 Jan 1913 to 6 Sep 1928 (Royal Navy). John Edwin Ernest Horn appeared in the Birmingham Daily Post on 6 Mar 1939.

Citations

1. Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry baptisms 1538-1912 - Findmypast
2. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
3. UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records
4. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 17 and the son of the head of the household)
5. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 7 and the son of the head of the household)

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