David Hornell Public School

Etobicoke, Ontario
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David Ernest Hornell was born in Toronto, Ontario on 26 January 1910. In 1941 he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, qualified as a pilot and was commissioned in 1942. Flight Lieutenant Hornell was the first member of the Royal Canadian Air Force to be awarded the Victoria Cross.

David Hornell Public School was named in his honour when the school opened in 1961.

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DAVID HORNELL
PUBLIC SCHOOL

[plaque]

DAVID HORNELL
PUBLIC SCHOOL

THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED IN 1961
BY THE
LAKESHORE DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION

W.C. FARROW, CHAIRMAN
C.F. HONS, VICE-CHAIRMAN

  • M. BREEN
  • MRS. A G. CREWSON
  • K.F. HARTMAN
  • A. LANGLEY
  • S.E. NEILL
  •  
  • W.B. BYERS
  • MRS. S. HARTE
  • MRS. M. HENNESSEY
  • A.H. MORRISON
  • MRS. N. POWNALL
  • J.C. VAN ESTERIK

HORWOOD & WHITE ARCHITECTS
DROGE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED CONTRACTORS

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Location
David Hornell Public School

32 Victoria Street
Etobicoke
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6190807
Long. -79.4883892
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