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{{Short description|British officer in the British Indian Army}} | |||
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| name =Sir Norman MacMullen | | name =Sir Norman MacMullen | ||
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| birth_name =Cyril Norman MacMullen | | birth_name =Cyril Norman MacMullen | ||
| birth_date =13 December 1877 | | birth_date =13 December 1877 | ||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
MacMullen was born in Delhi to | MacMullen was born in Delhi to Colonel Frederic Wood MacMullen and Mary Eleanora Ward.<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: General Sir Norman MacMullen |work=[[The Times]] |date=14 November 1944 |page=6 }}</ref> | ||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
MacMullen was commissioned a [[second-lieutenant]] on the unattached list of the [[Indian Army]] on 4 August 1897, and served on the [[Military history of the North-West Frontier|North West Frontier]] in 1897. Promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 4 November 1899,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27168|page=1264|date=23 February 1900}}</ref> he was with the [[15th Bengal Infantry]] in 1900, and then with the [[British expedition to Tibet|Tibet Expedition]] in 1903.<ref name=herald>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17339288 Distinguished soldier] The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 February 1936</ref> He saw action in [[World War I]] as a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the [[2nd Mounted Division]] during the [[Gallipoli | MacMullen was commissioned a [[second-lieutenant]] on the unattached list of the [[Indian Army]] on 4 August 1897, and served on the [[Military history of the North-West Frontier|North West Frontier]] in 1897. Promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 4 November 1899,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27168|page=1264|date=23 February 1900}}</ref> he was with the [[15th Bengal Infantry]] in 1900, and then with the [[British expedition to Tibet|Tibet Expedition]] in 1903.<ref name=herald>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17339288 Distinguished soldier] The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 February 1936</ref> | ||
He saw action in [[World War I]] as a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the [[2nd Mounted Division]] during the [[Gallipoli campaign]]<ref>Robbins, p. 107</ref> and then as [[Brigadier-General]] on the General Staff with [[XV Corps (United Kingdom)|XV Corps]] in France.<ref>Robbins, p. 108</ref> He served as a general staff officer, grade 1 in June 1916.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29667|page=6984|date=14 July 1916}}</ref> | |||
MacMullen served in the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]] and then became Commander of the Bareilly Brigade in November 1919.<ref name=commands>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=2015-07-05 }}</ref> 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)|Adjutant-General, India]] in May 1930.<ref name=commands/> He then became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] in April 1932 before retiring in April 1936.<ref>[http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19351111-1.2.63.aspx New Chief of Staff] ''The Straits Times,'' 11 November 1935</ref> | MacMullen served in the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]] and then became Commander of the Bareilly Brigade in November 1919.<ref name=commands>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=2015-07-05 }}</ref> 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)|Adjutant-General, India]] in May 1930.<ref name=commands/> He then became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] in April 1932 before retiring in April 1936.<ref>[http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19351111-1.2.63.aspx New Chief of Staff] ''The Straits Times,'' 11 November 1935</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
In 1905, he married Maud MacIver-Campbell, daughter of | In 1905, he married Maud MacIver-Campbell, daughter of Colonel Aylmer MacIver-Campbell. They had two daughters, Pamela and Margaret.<ref name="burkewwii">{{cite book |title= [[Burke's Peerage|Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood]]|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Burke, Sir Bernard |editor-link=Bernard Burke |edition= 97th |year=1939 |page= 2846 |ref=Burke }}</ref> | ||
He died in a nursing home in [[Dublin]] in 1944.<ref name="times"/> | He died in a nursing home in [[Dublin]] in 1944.<ref name="times"/> | ||
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Sir Norman MacMullen | |
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| Birth name | Cyril Norman MacMullen |
| Born | 13 December 1877 Delhi, Bengal, British India[1][2] |
| Died | 12 November 1944 (aged 66) Dublin, Ireland |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1897–1936 |
| 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 British Indian Army.
Early life[edit | edit source]
MacMullen was born in Delhi to Colonel Frederic Wood MacMullen and Mary Eleanora Ward.[3]
Military career[edit | edit source]
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,[4] he was with the 15th Bengal Infantry in 1900, and then with the Tibet Expedition in 1903.[5]
He saw action in World War I as a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the 2nd Mounted Division during the Gallipoli campaign[6] and then as Brigadier-General on the General Staff with XV Corps in France.[7] He served as a general staff officer, grade 1 in June 1916.[8]
MacMullen served in the Third Anglo-Afghan War and then became Commander of the Bareilly Brigade in November 1919.[9] 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.[9] He then became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command in April 1932 before retiring in April 1936.[10]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
In 1905, he married Maud MacIver-Campbell, daughter of Colonel Aylmer MacIver-Campbell. They had two daughters, Pamela and Margaret.[11]
He died in a nursing home in Dublin in 1944.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1881 England Census
- ↑ India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Obituary: General Sir Norman MacMullen". The Times. 14 November 1944. p. 6.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "No. 29667". The London Gazette. 14 July 1916. p. 6984.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ New Chief of Staff The Straits Times, 11 November 1935
- ↑ Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2846.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Robert Cassels |
Adjutant-General, India 1930–1932 |
Succeeded by Sir Walter Leslie |
| Preceded by Sir John Shea |
GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, India 1932–1936 |
Succeeded by Sir Douglas Baird |
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Robbins, Simon (2010). British Generalship During the Great War: The Military Career of Sir Henry Horne. Ashgate. ASIN B005QV0EG8.
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