Biography:
Hector Charles Seymour Munro was born 30 March 1895, the second and only surviving son of Sir Hector Munro of Foulis, 11th Baronet, of Foulis Castle in Scotland and Lady Margaret Munro, daughter of John Stirling.
He came to Winchester College from Ardvreck School in September 1908 and was in G House, Sergeant's. He was a House Prefect, played in Commoner VI, Soccer XI, and was 12th man for Lords XI in 1913.
Hector left Winchester in the summer of 1913 for RMC Sandhurst on leaving school and was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant to the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, in July 1914. He went to France almost immediately war broke out but in May 1915 he was invalided home, suffering from the effects of gas poisoning. On his recovery he was appointed ADC to General Sir Henry Horne, with whom he served for 16 months in France and Egypt.
He returned to his battalion in June 1917 and won the M.C. the following April. The citation read: 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when during a withdrawal he formed a defensive flank with his company for a brigade. He performed this difficult operation with much skill, and subsequently covered another withdrawal'.
Hector was killed in action 23 October 1918 near Cambrai whilst trying to locate the position of a German machine-gun battery. He came upon it unexpectedly, and although confronted by a number of the enemy refused to surrender.
He is commemorated on the war memorial in the Episcopal Church of St James the Great in Dingwall and is buried in Grave I.C.3 of the St. Souplet British Cemetery.