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Hornell was deemed "first class" after attending the War College as a Lieutenant from 12 February - 31 May, 1907, and then joined the Staff College, Camberley, on May 13th. | Hornell was deemed "first class" after attending the War College as a Lieutenant from 12 February - 31 May, 1907, and then joined the Staff College, Camberley, on May 13th. | ||
As a {{CommRN}}, Hornell was in command of {{UK-Laforey}} on the periphery of a substantial night action of 26-7 October, 1916.{{UKNavalOpsIV|p. 63}} | |||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917. | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917. | ||
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Robert Arthur Hornell, D.S.O. ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hornell was deemed "first class" after attending the War College as a Lieutenant from 12 February - 31 May, 1907, and then joined the Staff College, Camberley, on May 13th.
As a Commander, Hornell was in command of Laforey on the periphery of a substantial night action of 26-7 October, 1916.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.
He was appointed Captain (D) of the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla on 1 October, 1918.[2]
Hornell served as captain of Colossus from February, 1919[3] until he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Orion on 1 April.[4]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Thunderer at some other point.[Citation needed]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 63.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 1009.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 855.
Bibliography
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