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     Lt.-Col. William Francis Christian was born on 4 September 1879 at Bron Dirion, Caernarvonshire, Wales^G.² He was the son of Major George Arnold Christian and Elizabeth McGowan.¹ He married Marguerite Annie Hornby, daughter of Charles Herbert Hornby and Marguerite Ingram, on 29 September 1900.¹ He died on 14 August 1954 at age 74 at Fleet, Hampshire, England^G.²
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹ In 1916 he raised the 91st Siege Battery.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was awarded the Order of Leopold of Belgium.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He wrote the book Unflinching: A Diary of Tragic Adventure.¹

     Marguerite Annie Hornby was born in September 1878 at Earl's Barton, Northamptonshire, England^G.² She was the daughter of Charles Herbert Hornby and Marguerite Ingram.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. William Francis Christian, son of Major George Arnold Christian and Elizabeth McGowan, on 29 September 1900.¹ She died on 29 September 1940 at Bron Dirion, Caernarvonshire, Wales^G.²
     From 29 September 1900, her married name became Christian.¹

     Charles Herbert Hornby is the son of William Henry Hornby.¹ He married Marguerite Ingram.²
     He lived at Earl's Barton, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹

     Major Charles George Hornby Christian was born on 13 February 1904 at Bron Dirion, Caernarvonshire, Wales^G.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. William Francis Christian and Marguerite Annie Hornby.¹ He married Nonie Winifred Sophie Howe, daughter of Captain Percy Randell Follett Howe, on 22 June 1935 in a Lancaster Gate, London, England marriage.² He died on 29 March 1989 at age 85 at South Newton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^G.³
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1924, in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1943, when he was invalided.¹ He retired from the military in 1943, with the rank of Major, late of the Royal Artillery.¹ He lived in 1969 at Clare Cottage, 29 Folkestone Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Nonie Winifred Sophie Howe was born at Monkstown, County Cork, Ireland^G.² She was the daughter of Captain Percy Randell Follett Howe.¹ She married Major Charles George Hornby Christian, son of Lt.-Col. William Francis Christian and Marguerite Annie Hornby, on 22 June 1935 in a Lancaster Gate, London, England marriage.² She died at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^G.²

     Captain Percy Randell Follett Howe died before 1969.¹
     He lived at Monkstown, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Robin Christian was born on 19 April 1936.¹ He was the son of Major Charles George Hornby Christian and Nonie Winifred Sophie Howe.¹ He died on 23 June 1938 at age 2.¹

     Hazel Nonie Christian was born on 8 August 1938.¹ She is the daughter of Major Charles George Hornby Christian and Nonie Winifred Sophie Howe.¹ She married Richard Stephen Jones, son of John William Jones, on 14 March 1959.¹
     From 14 March 1959, her married name became Jones.¹

     Richard Stephen Jones was born at Gravesend, Kent, England^G.² He is the son of John William Jones.¹ He married Hazel Nonie Christian, daughter of Major Charles George Hornby Christian and Nonie Winifred Sophie Howe, on 14 March 1959.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.¹ He lived in 1969 at 4 Wain Road, Bovington Camp, Wareham, Dorset, England^G.¹

     John William Jones died before 1969.¹
     He lived at 17 Pine Avenue, Gravesend, Kent, England^G.¹