Ewen Sinclair-Maclagan
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Major General Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan CB CMG DSO |
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| Born |
24 December 1868 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 24 November 1948 (aged 79) Dundee, Scotland |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army Australian Army
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| Years of service | 1889–1925 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
3rd Brigade (Australia) 4th Division (Australia) 51st Highland Division |
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Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Medal (USA) Croix de guerre with palm (France) Commander's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia) Mentioned in Dispatches (5) |
North-West Frontier
Second Boer War
First World War
Major-General Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan, CB, CMG, DSO (24 December 1868 – 24 November 1948) was an officer in the British Army who fought in British India and the Second Boer War. He was later seconded to the Australian Army and served with the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. During the latter stages of the war, he commanded the 4th Australian Division. After the war he returned to service with the British Army. He retired in 1925 and died in Dundee, Scotland at the age of 79.
Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 24 December 1868 to a banker and his wife. He attended United Services College in North Devon, England, where Rudyard Kipling was one of his classmates.
After serving in the local militia, Sinclair-Maclagan was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Border Regiment in 1889. He served in British India and participated in campaigns in the Waziristan region. From 1899 to 1901 he fought in the Boer War in South Africa where, as a captain, he served as a company commander in the 1st Battalion of the Border Regiment. During his service during the war he was mentioned in dispatches and won the Distinguished Service Order.
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