Norman MacMullen

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Sir Norman MacMullen
Born 13 December 1877
Died 12 November 1944
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Indian Army
Rank General
Commands held Bareilly Brigade
Rawalpindi District
Eastern Command, India
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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 joined the Indian Army and served on the North West Frontier in 1897 and then with the Tibet Expedition in 1903.[1] He saw action in World War I as a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the 2nd Mounted Division during the Gallipoli Campaign[2] and then as Brigadier-General on the General Staff with XV Corps in France.[3]

MacMullen served in the Third Anglo-Afghan War and then became Commander of the Bareilly Brigade in November 1919.[4] 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.[4] He then became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command in April 1832 before retiring in April 1836.[5]

References

  1. Distinguished soldier The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 February 1936
  2. Robbins, p. 107
  3. Robbins, p. 108
  4. 4.0 4.1 Army Commands
  5. New Chief of Staff The Straits Times, 11 November 1935
Military offices
Preceded by Adjutant-General, India
1930–1932
Succeeded by
Sir Walter Leslie
Preceded by GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, India
1932–1936
Succeeded by
Sir Douglas Baird

Sources

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