Archibald Fraser Home

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),^[1] as brigadier general, General Staff (BGGS) Cavalry Corps (August 1915 - March 1916), as general staff officer (Grade 1) in the 46th (North Midland) Division (April - June 1916), as BGGS IX Corps^[2] (June - September 1916) and as BGGS Cavalry Corps (September 1916 - November 1918).^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

His service was recognised by the following orders, decorations and medals: Companion of the Order of The Bath [C.B. cr. 1919]; Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George [C.M.G. cr. 1918]; Commander of the Legion of Honour [cr. 6 November 1916]; The Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 18 February 1915]; 1914 star; British War medal 1914–20; Allied Victory medal 1914–19, with oak leaf; Coronation medal, 1902.^[6]

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.^[7]

References

^ "No. 28968". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1914. p. 9108.
^ "No. 29686". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 July 1916. p. 7460.
^ 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", Wikipedia, 2024-12-30, retrieved 2024-12-30
^ "The Lafayette Negative Archive". V&A. Retrieved 30 Dec 2024.
^ "The Day, Elton, and Home families".

[1] "No. 28968". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1914. p. 9108.

[2] "No. 29686". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 July 1916. p. 7460.

[3] Home, Archibald (30 Dec 2024). THE DIARY OF A WORLD WAR I CAVALRY OFFICER (Costello, 1985) – via archive.org.

[4] "Army List; Officers on retired pay". Retrieved 30 Dec 2024.

[5] "11th Hussars", Wikipedia, 2024-12-30, retrieved 2024-12-30

[6] "The Lafayette Negative Archive". V&A. Retrieved 30 Dec 2024.

[7] "The Day, Elton, and Home families".

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