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Personal data

• Name HORN
• Initials R
• First name ROBERT
• Place of birth Edinburgh
• Country Scotland
• Family Son of William and Myra Horn, of Woodcote, Midlothian. Previous service entirely with the 1st Seaforths. Adjutant, 1913-1915.
• Education St.Ninian's Preparatory School, Moffat; Winchester College
• Profession in the army since 1900
• Extra info Also killed by this shell was Major Rose, the Brigade Major of Artillery, Captain Somers-Cocks, the Staff Captain, and the Reverend C G Meister. Rose and Somers-Cocks are buried in Lijssenthoek Cemetery.

Military service

• Rank Lieutenant Colonel
• Medals D S O and Bar, M C
• Regiment and unit 7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
• Division - Brigade 26th Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 9th Division
• National force B.E.F.
• Other data related to military career Commissioned 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders 20th January 1900.
  Promoted Lt. 1901; Capt. 1906; Major 1915; Colonel 1916.
  Served on North West Frontier, India 1906.
  Adjutant 1st Battalion 1913 - 1915;
  To France October 1914;
  Appointed to command the 7th Battalion May 1916;
  
  DSO Gazetted 4th June 1917: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led his Battalion with great ability and courage. It was largely due to his personal reconnaissance that many difficulties were overcome, and the objectives gained with complete success".
  Took over command of the Army Musketry Camp on 18th October 1917.

Death

• Wounded 18 April, shell hit 26th Brigade Headquarters when he was rejoining his Bn, Ouderdom
• Type of wounds Killed in action
• Date of death 18 April 1918
• Died at the age of 36
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXVII - G - 21

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