Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Fraser Home (16 September 1874 – 1953) was a British Army officer most noted for his service during the First World War and in The Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms.
Home entered the army in 1895. His diaries record his service on the Western Front as a General Staff Officer (Grade 11) and then 1 in the 1st Cavalry Division (August 1914 - August 1915), as Brigadier General, General Staff (BGGS) Cavalry Corps (August 1915 - March 1916), as General Staff Officer (Grade 1) in the 46th Division (April - June 1916), as BGGS IX Corps (June - September 1916) and as BGGS Cavalry Corps (September 1916 - November 1918).
Home was appointed to The Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms in 1919, and served as Clerk of the Cheque & Adjutant, 1926–35; as Lieutenant, 1938–45; and as Standard Bearer, 1935–38.
Home was appointed a Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff for Suffolk in 1929. He was Colonel of the Regiment of the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) (1921) between 1939 and 1945.
His service was recognised by the following Orders, Decorations & Medals: Companion of the Order of The Bath ; Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George ; Commander of the Legion of Honour ; The Distinguished Service Order ; 1914 star; British War medal 1914–20; Allied Victory medal 1914–19, with oak leaf; Coronation medal, 1902.
Family
Born in India, Archibald Fraser Home was the son of Frederick Jervis Home and Constance Stanley McGowan. He married Violet May Bertha D'Arcy in 1900, and had three children, a son and two daughters.
References
- Home, Archibald (30 Dec 2024). THE DIARY OF A WORLD WAR I CAVALRY OFFICER (Costello, 1985) – via archive.org.
- "Army List; Officers on retired pay". Retrieved 30 Dec 2024.
- "11th Hussars", Misplaced Pages, 2024-12-30, retrieved 2024-12-30
- "The Lafayette Negative Archive". V&A. Retrieved 30 Dec 2024.
- "The Day, Elton, and Home families".