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	[[Major-general (United Kingdom)\|Major General]] '''James Noel Thomson''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|CB\|DSO\|MC}} (December 1888 – 3 May 1979) was a [[British Army]] officer who served during [[World War I]] and [[World War II]].		\|image= Captain J N Thomson HU119068.jpg
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			\|commands= [[6th Infantry Division (India)\|6th Indian Infantry Division]] (1941–43)
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			[[Major-general (United Kingdom)\|Major-General]] '''James Noel Thomson''', {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|sep=,\|CB\|DSO\|MC}} (25 December 1888 – 3 May 1979) was a [[British Army]] officer who served during the [[First World War\|First]] and [[Second World War]]s.

	==Military career==		==Military career==
	Born in December 1888, James Noel Thomson was educated at [[Fettes College]],{{sfn\|Smart\|2005\|p=308}} and later attended the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], from where he was [[Officer (armed forces)\|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Field Artillery]] in 1909. He served in France from 9 September 1914 mostly on the Staff during [[World War I]], ~~earning~~ the [[Military Cross]] and, in 1917, the [[Distinguished Service Order]], in addition to being [[mentioned in ~~dispatches~~]] three times.<ref>The Half-Yearly army List January 1933</ref>{{sfn\|Smart\|2005\|p=309}}		Born on 25 December 1888, James Noel Thomson was educated at [[Fettes College]],{{sfn\|Smart\|2005\|p=308}} and later attended the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], from where he was [[Officer (armed forces)\|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Field Artillery]] in 1909.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28282\|page=6447\|date=24 August 1909}}</ref> He served in France from 9 September 1914, mostly on the Staff, during the [[First World War]], being awarded the [[Military Cross]] and, in 1917, the [[Distinguished Service Order]], in addition to being [[mentioned in despatches]] three times.<ref>The Half-Yearly army List January 1933</ref>{{sfn\|Smart\|2005\|p=309}}

	The war over due to the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918]], Thomson remained in the army during the [[interwar period]], where, from 1919 to 1920, he served as [[adjutant]] at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], which was followed shortly after by his attendance at the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1920 to 1921. [[Royal College of Defence Studies\|Imperial Defence College]] in 1932.{{sfn\|Smart\|2005\|p=309}}

	~~As part of [[Iraqforce]] (Paiforce), Major-General Thomson commanded the [[Indian 6th Infantry Division]] during [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia]].~~

	~~He retired a Colonel (Honorary Major General) 14 August 1946<ref>London Gazette 13 August 1946</ref>~~		Thomson remained in the army during the [[interwar period]], where he served as [[adjutant]] at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], from 1919 o 1920, which was followed shortly after by his attendance at the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1920 to 1921 and the [[Royal College of Defence Studies\|Imperial Defence College]] in 1932.{{sfn\|Smart\|2005\|p=309}}

	~~==Command history==~~		As part of [[Iraqforce]] (Paiforce), Major-General Thomson commanded the [[6th Infantry Division (India)\|Indian 6th Infantry Division]] during [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]] in 1941. He retired a colonel (honorary major general) on 14 August 1946.<ref>London Gazette 13 August 1946</ref>
	* 1934–1937: Assistant Master-General of ~~Ordnance,~~ [[~~India~~]]
	* 1938–1941: Brigadier General Staff, ~~Northern Command, India~~
	* 1939: Aide-~~de-Camp to~~ the ~~King~~
	* 1941–1943: General Officer Commanding, [[6th Infantry Division (India)\|6th ~~Indian~~ Infantry Division]], [[~~Iraq~~]] ~~and [[Persia]]~~
	* 1943: Deputy Master-General of Ordnance, India
	* 1946~~: Retired~~

	==Family==		==Family==
	~~James~~ was the son of Sarah Elizabeth née Stuart and James Thomson, Iron founder of Old Machar. He married ~~in 1929 at Shimla~~ Lorna Carmen Buck ~~(1902–?)~~ daughter of Anne Margaret née Jennings ~~(1874–?~~) and Sir Edward John Buck ~~CBE (1862–1948)~~ a Special Correspondent of Reuter's Press Agency and author of 'Simla, Past and Present'.		Thomson was the son of Sarah Elizabeth (née Stuart) and James Thomson, Iron founder of Old Machar. In 1929 he married Lorna Carmen Buck at Shimla, daughter of Anne Margaret (née Jennings) and Sir Edward John Buck, a Special Correspondent of Reuter's Press Agency and author of ''Simla, Past and Present''.

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Iraqforce]]

	==References==		==References==
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[[File:Captain J N Thomson HU119068.jpg|thumb|right|James Noel Thomson, pictured here as a captain during World War I.]]

[[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] '''James Noel Thomson''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CB|DSO|MC}} (December 1888 – 3 May 1979) was a [[British Army]] officer who served during [[World War I]] and [[World War II]].

==Military career==
Born in December 1888, James Noel Thomson was educated at [[Fettes College]],{{sfn|Smart|2005|p=308}} and later attended the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], from where he was [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Field Artillery]] in 1909. He served in France from 9 September 1914 mostly on the Staff during [[World War I]], earning the [[Military Cross]] and, in 1917, the [[Distinguished Service Order]], in addition to being [[mentioned in dispatches]] three times.<ref>The Half-Yearly army List January 1933</ref>{{sfn|Smart|2005|p=309}}

The war over due to the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918]], Thomson remained in the army during the [[interwar period]], where, from 1919 to 1920, he served as [[adjutant]] at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], which was followed shortly after by his attendance at the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1920 to 1921. [[Royal College of Defence Studies|Imperial Defence College]] in 1932.{{sfn|Smart|2005|p=309}}

As part of [[Iraqforce]] (Paiforce), Major-General Thomson commanded the [[Indian 6th Infantry Division]] during [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia]].

He retired a Colonel (Honorary Major General) 14 August 1946<ref>London Gazette 13 August 1946</ref>

==Command history==
* 1934–1937: Assistant Master-General of Ordnance, [[India]]
* 1938–1941: Brigadier General Staff, Northern Command, India
* 1939: Aide-de-Camp to the King
* 1941–1943: General Officer Commanding, [[6th Infantry Division (India)|6th Indian Infantry Division]], [[Iraq]] and [[Persia]]
* 1943: Deputy Master-General of Ordnance, India
* 1946: Retired

==Family==
James was the son of Sarah Elizabeth née Stuart and James Thomson, Iron founder of Old Machar. He married in 1929 at Shimla Lorna Carmen Buck (1902–?) daughter of Anne Margaret née Jennings (1874–?) and Sir Edward John Buck CBE (1862–1948) a Special Correspondent of Reuter's Press Agency and author of 'Simla, Past and Present'.

==See also==
* [[Iraqforce]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book| first=Nick| last=Smart| title=Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War| isbn=1844150496| year=2005| location=Barnesley| publisher=Pen & Sword}}

==External links==
*[https://generals.dk/general/Thomson/James_Noel/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II]

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