Great War Officers Casualty trio awarded to Second Lieutenant T.W. Horne, 8th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, late a Private in the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps who saw service in Egypt from 17th November 1914 and would be severely wounded at Gallipoli in

Great War Officers Casualty trio awarded to Second Lieutenant T.W. Horne, 8th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, late a Private in the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps who saw service in Egypt from 17th November 1914 and would be severely wounded at Gallipoli in August 1915, later serving in France and being killed in action on 22nd August 1917. He is now remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial. 1914-1915 Star (1259 PTE. T.W. HORNE. CEYLON. PLR. R.C.) British War Medal and Victory Medal (2.LIEUT. T.W. HORNE.) Thomas Wardlaw Horne was born in Edinburgh on 24th May 1886 and was working on a rubber plantation in Ceylon on the outbreak of war. He first landed in Egypt on 17th November 1914 and went on to serve in the Suez canal and at Gallipoli. He was severely wounded on Gallipoli in August 1915 and returned to the UK. Whilst in the UK he was commissioned in to the 8th service battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders and was sadly killed in action in France & Flanders 22nd August 1917 whilst leading his platoon in an attack on a fortified farm. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the Tyne Cot memorial. A scarce 1914-15 star to a small colonial unit. Complete with MIC details, ODGW details, CWGC details, copy obituary's from his old school & copy images of the recipient in uniform as an officer of the Seaforth highlanders. (3) Nearly Extremely Fine