A Great War D.S.O. group of three awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. J. Hornsby-Wright, commanding 15th battalion, Essex Regiment
Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. (Lt. Col.) the Victory Medal with initials ‘G.S.’, otherwise good very fine (3)

D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June, 1919, Lieut. Colonel, commanding 15th battn. Essex Regiment.
Guy Jefferys Hornsby-Wright was educated at Eastbourne College; University College, London; Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was Assistant Master at Felstead School (House Master and Senior Master of Army Side) from 1897 to 1926; Fellow and Secretary of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Secretary of the board of Military studies at Cambridge University, 1926-38. He served in the Great War, commanding 2/5th Essex Regiment and, in France, the 15th Bn. Essex Regiment. For his services he was twice mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.S.O.