Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War C.M.G., D.S.O. group of seven to Lieutenant-Colonel D.E. Forman, Royal Horse Artillery

ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE, C.M.G., breast badge in silver gilt and enamels, both centres chipped, ribbon buckle lacking, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER, G.V.R.; QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, S.A. 1902 (Capt., R.H.A.); 1914-15 STAR (Major, R.H.A.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS, M.I.D. (Lt. Col.); Roumania, ORDER OF THE STAR, 4th class breast badge with swords, in silver-gilt and enamels, chip to enamel on obverse centre, the last six mounted as worn, generally very fine or better (7)

Douglas Evans Forman was born in Edinburgh on 18 September 1872, eldest son of Robert Forman. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and St. Paul's School before entering the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich in 1890. He was commissioned into the Royal Horse Artillery and served with 'H' Battery in South Africa during the Boer War. During the Great War he served in Gallipoli, in command of 'B' Battery, R.H.A., where he landed on 24 April 1915; Commanded 147 Brigade, R.F.A. 26 August 1915 to 3 September 1915, continuing to serve in Gallipoli until 9 January 1916. He served for 3 months in Egypt before proceeding to France where he successively commanded 15 Brigade, R.H.A., and the 35th Divisional Ammunition Column. He was mentioned in despatches no less than six times during the war and had been wounded at Gallipoli on 10 August 1915. He was awarded the D.S.O. (L.G. 3 June 1919) as well as the Order of the Star of Roumania. For his services in Gallipoli he had been made C.M.G.