Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne

The Lord Horne
Horne in 1917
Born(1861-02-19)19 February 1861
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Died14 August 1929(1929-08-14) (aged 68)
Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1880–1923
RankGeneral
UnitRoyal Field Artillery
Commands heldEastern Command
First Army
XV Corps
2nd Division
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Mentioned in Despatches
Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)[1]

General Henry Sinclair Horne, 1st Baron Horne, GCB, KCMG (19 February 1861 – 14 August 1929) was a military officer in the British Army, most notable for his generalship during the First World War, where he commanded at division, corps, and field army level, rising to command the British First Army in 1916, which he held until the armistice of 11 November 1918. He was the only British artillery officer to command an army in the war.[2][3]

  1. ^ "No. 30202". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1917. p. 7590.
  2. ^ V. Hogg, Ian (28 September 2009). The A to Z of World War I (The A to Z Guide Series). Scarecrow Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0810868625.
  3. ^ Beckett & Corvi 2006, p. 100.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search