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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.
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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

  1. Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 63.
  2. Navy List (December, 1918). p. 1009.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 855.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments