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	McCallum was commissioned into the [[British Army]] as an unattached [[~~Second Lieutenant~~]] on 20 December 1918; he was commissioned into the [[British Indian Army]] at the same rank on 31 March 1919, and was promoted to [[~~Lieutenant~~]] that December.<ref name="half-yearly">[http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=89284125 ''Half-Yearly''], p. 428</ref> The same year, McCallum served in the [[Third Afghan War]], and subsequently in the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–55)\|North-West Frontier]] (1920–21, 1923, 1936 and 1937–39).<ref name="WhWaWh"/> Promotion to [[Captain (armed forces)\|~~Captain~~]] on 20 December 1924 was followed by an appointment as [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[General officer commanding\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] of the [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command, India]] (October 1927 to March 1928).<ref name="half-yearly"/> Between 1934 and 1935, he was stationed at the Staff College in [[Quetta]],<ref name="WhWaWh"/> before being promoted to [[Major]] in December 1936 and serving as a [[~~Staff~~ captain~~\|Staff Captain~~]] (February 1937 and December 1937) and a [[Brigade major\|Brigade Major]] (December 1937 and December 1939).<ref name="half-yearly"/>		McCallum was commissioned into the [[British Army]] as an unattached [[second lieutenant]] on 20 December 1918; he was commissioned into the [[British Indian Army]] at the same rank on 31 March 1919, and was promoted to [[lieutenant]] that December.<ref name="half-yearly">[http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=89284125 ''Half-Yearly''], p. 428</ref> The same year, McCallum served in the [[Third Afghan War]], and subsequently in the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–55)\|North-West Frontier]] (1920–21, 1923, 1936 and 1937–39).<ref name="WhWaWh"/> Promotion to [[Captain (armed forces)\|captain]] on 20 December 1924 was followed by an appointment as [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[General officer commanding\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] of the [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command, India]] (October 1927 to March 1928).<ref name="half-yearly"/> Between 1934 and 1935, he was stationed at the Staff College in [[Quetta]],<ref name="WhWaWh"/> before being promoted to [[Major (rank)\|major]] in December 1936 and serving as a [[staff captain]] (February 1937 and December 1937) and a [[Brigade major\|Brigade Major]] (December 1937 and December 1939).<ref name="half-yearly"/>

	McCallum was a [[Staff (military)\|~~General Staff Officer~~]] in the [[Meerut district\|Meerut District]] from 1940 to 1941, before serving in [[Iraq]], [[Iran\|Persia]] and [[Syria]] over the course of [[World War II]] and in 1946. In the meantime, he was a ~~General Staff Officer~~ with the [[8th Indian Division]] between 1941 and 1943 and, following promotion to [[~~Brigadier~~]] in 1943, he commanded a ~~Brigade~~ until 1946.<ref name="WhWaWh"/> From then until the following year, he was ~~Brigadier General Staff~~ in the [[Northern Command (India)\|Northern Command]] at India and in 1947 served as ~~Director~~ of ~~Staff Duties~~ at the Army Headquarters in [[Pakistan]].<ref name="times"/>		McCallum was a [[Staff (military)\|general staff officer]] in the [[Meerut district\|Meerut District]] from 1940 to 1941, before serving in [[Iraq]], [[Iran\|Persia]] and [[Syria]] over the course of [[World War II]] and in 1946. In the meantime, he was a general staff officer with the [[8th Indian Division]] between 1941 and 1943 and, following promotion to [[brigadier]] in 1943, he commanded a brigade until 1946.<ref name="WhWaWh"/> From then until the following year, he was brigadier general staff in the [[Northern Command (India)\|Northern Command]] at India and in 1947 served as director of staff duties at the Army Headquarters in [[Pakistan]].<ref name="times"/>

	=== Local politics and later life ===		=== Local politics and later life ===
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	== Archives ==		== Archives ==
	* [[British Library]], Asian and African Studies Department ([~~http~~://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/eede5d78-4826-4f94-a4ef-3732c2d43442 Mss Eur D1114]): papers of Brig. Frank McCallum (1900–1983), 9th Gurkha Rifles, 1918–48; of his father-in-law General Sir George de Symons Barrow (1864–1959), Indian Army, 1886–1929; and of Sybilla, Lady Barrow.		* [[British Library]], Asian and African Studies Department ([https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/eede5d78-4826-4f94-a4ef-3732c2d43442 Mss Eur D1114]): papers of Brig. Frank McCallum (1900–1983), [[9th Gorkha Rifles\|9th Gurkha Rifles]], 1918–48; of his father-in-law General Sir George de Symons Barrow (1864–1959), Indian Army, 1886–1929; and of Sybilla, Lady Barrow.

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[[Brigadier]] '''Frank McCallum''', [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Military Cross|MC]], [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (11 March 1900 – 14 July 1983) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer, landowner and local politician of [[Scotland|Scottish]] descent.

== Early life ==

Frank McCallum was born on 11 March 1900, the son of [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] Donald McCallum, of [[Edinburgh]], an officer in the [[Royal Army Service Corps]]. He was educated at [[George Watson's College]], before entering the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst|Royal Military College]]. In 1932, he married Sybilla Mary de Symons, [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]. She was a daughter of General Sir [[George Barrow (Indian Army officer)|George Barrow]], [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]], and they had two sons, one of whom died before his father.<ref name="WhWaWh">[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U166979 "McCallum, Brig. Frank"], ''Who Was Who'' (online edition), Oxford University Press, 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.</ref><ref>''Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage'' (Kelly's, 1973), p. 2807
</ref> In 1961, their son George de Symons McCallum married Jennifer Cleland, daughter of Kenneth Cleland, of [[Bedford Park, London]].<ref>''The Times'' (London), 31 January 1961, p. 1</ref>

== Career ==

=== Indian Army ===
McCallum was commissioned into the [[British Army]] as an unattached [[Second Lieutenant]] on 20 December 1918; he was commissioned into the [[British Indian Army]] at the same rank on 31 March 1919, and was promoted to [[Lieutenant]] that December.<ref name="half-yearly">[http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=89284125 ''Half-Yearly''], p. 428</ref> The same year, McCallum served in the [[Third Afghan War]], and subsequently in the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–55)|North-West Frontier]] (1920–21, 1923, 1936 and 1937–39).<ref name="WhWaWh"/> Promotion to [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] on 20 December 1924 was followed by an appointment as [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] of the [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command, India]] (October 1927 to March 1928).<ref name="half-yearly"/> Between 1934 and 1935, he was stationed at the Staff College in [[Quetta]],<ref name="WhWaWh"/> before being promoted to [[Major]] in December 1936 and serving as a [[Staff captain|Staff Captain]] (February 1937 and December 1937) and a [[Brigade major|Brigade Major]] (December 1937 and December 1939).<ref name="half-yearly"/>

McCallum was a [[Staff (military)|General Staff Officer]] in the [[Meerut district|Meerut District]] from 1940 to 1941, before serving in [[Iraq]], [[Iran|Persia]] and [[Syria]] over the course of [[World War II]] and in 1946. In the meantime, he was a General Staff Officer with the [[8th Indian Division]] between 1941 and 1943 and, following promotion to [[Brigadier]] in 1943, he commanded a Brigade until 1946.<ref name="WhWaWh"/> From then until the following year, he was Brigadier General Staff in the [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] at India and in 1947 served as Director of Staff Duties at the Army Headquarters in [[Pakistan]].<ref name="times"/>

=== Local politics and later life ===
After retiring from the armed forces in May 1948, McCallum became involved in local politics. He was Assistant Regional Food Officer for the North Midlands between then and 1951, before serving as Regional Secretary for the [[Country Land and Business Association|Country Landowners Association]] until 1965. He was elected a County Councillor for [[Kesteven]] in 1952 and was elevated to the [[alderman]]ic bench in 1964, serving until the Council's dissolution in 1974.<ref name="WhWaWh"/> In 1965, he was appointed [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of [[Lincolnshire]].<ref name="times">''The Times'' (London), 21 July 1983, p. 12</ref>

For his service in the North-West Frontier, McCallum received the [[Military Cross]] (1923) and was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (1936); he was appointed a Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] in 1947. McCallum died on 14 July 1983.<ref name="WhWaWh"/>

== Archives ==
* [[British Library]], Asian and African Studies Department ([http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/eede5d78-4826-4f94-a4ef-3732c2d43442 Mss Eur D1114]): papers of Brig. Frank McCallum (1900–1983), 9th Gurkha Rifles, 1918–48; of his father-in-law General Sir George de Symons Barrow (1864–1959), Indian Army, 1886–1929; and of Sybilla, Lady Barrow.

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[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Military Cross]]
[[Category:Members of Kesteven County Council]]