Charles Beck Hornby, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1883
Date of Death: 10-Jan-1949
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Charles Beck Hornby
- Major Charles Beck Hornby DSO JP (7 February 1883 – 10 January 1949) was an officer in the British Army.
- While a captain in the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, he is reputed to have become the first British soldier to kill a German soldier in the First World War, around 6:30am on 22 August 1914, near the Belgian village of Casteau.
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