Norman MacMullen
Sir Norman MacMullen | |
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| Born | 13 December 1877 |
| Died | 12 November 1944 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Indian Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Bareilly Brigade Rawalpindi District Eastern Command, India |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | |
General Sir (Cyril) Norman MacMullen, KCB, CMG, CIE, DSO (13 December 1877 - 12 November 1944) was a British officer in the Indian Army.
Military career
MacMullen was commissioned a second-lieutenant on the unattached list of the Indian Army on 4 August 1897, and served on the North West Frontier in 1897. Promoted to lieutenant on 4 November 1899,[1] he was with the 15th Bengal Infantry in 1900, and then with the Tibet Expedition in 1903.[2] He saw action in World War I as a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the 2nd Mounted Division during the Gallipoli Campaign[3] and then as Brigadier-General on the General Staff with XV Corps in France.[4]
MacMullen served in the Third Anglo-Afghan War and then became Commander of the Bareilly Brigade in November 1919.[5] He went on to be Deputy Quartermaster-General in India in 1924, General Officer Commanding Rawalpindi District and 2nd Indian Division in March 1927 and Adjutant-General, India in May 1930.[5] He then became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command in April 1932 before retiring in April 1936.[6]
References
- ^ "No. 27168". The London Gazette. 23 February 1900. p. 1264.
- ^ Distinguished soldier The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 February 1936
- ^ Robbins, p. 107
- ^ Robbins, p. 108
- ^ a b Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New Chief of Staff The Straits Times, 11 November 1935
Sources
- Robbins, Simon (2010). British Generalship During the Great War: The Military Career of Sir Henry Horne. Ashgate. ASIN B005QV0EG8.