Archibald Cameron Macdonell
| Sir Archibald Cameron Macdonell KCB, CMG, DSO, LLD | |
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| Born |
October 6, 1864 Windsor, Canada West |
| Died | December 23, 1941 (aged 77) Kingston, Ontario |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/branch | Canadian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 84th, the Royal Highland Emigrant Regiment, Butler's Rangers |
| Commands held | 7th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, 1st Canadian Division. Commandant of Royal Military College. |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Cameron Macdonell, KCB CMG DSO (6 October 1864 – 23 December 1941) was a Canadian police officer and soldier.
He was born in Windsor, Canada West. He was educated at Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario, and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1886, student number 151. He received a commission in the Royal Artillery but resigned for family reasons without actually joining.
Macdonell became a Lieutenant in the Canadian Militia on 26 June 1886. He joined the Regular Canadian Army as a Lieutenant in the Canadian Mounted Infantry, Permanent Corps of Canada, on 6 April 1888.
He exchanged into the North-West Mounted Police in September 1889, and was Adjutant of the whole force. He was in command of C Division and the Battleford District. He volunteered into the 2nd Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles for service in South Africa during the Second Boer War in January 1900, as Captain, and was promoted Major in May 1900. He was awarded a DSO for his actions with 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles in South Africa. After returning to Canada, he was in April 1902 appointed to command the Western Regiment of the fourth Canadian contingent which left for service in South Africa the following month.
He fought with the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles and was commander of the 5th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles.
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