James Walter Sandilands

James Sandilands
Born 1874
Died 1959 (age 84/85)
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Major-General
Unit Manchester Regiment
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Commands held Commander of British Troops in South China
Battles/wars Mahdist War
Second Boer War
World War I
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General James Walter Sandilands CB CMG DSO (1874–1959) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander of British Troops in South China.

Military career

Sandilands was commissioned into the Manchester Regiment in 1895.[1] He transferred to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in 1897[2] and fought in the Mahdist War for which he was mentioned in despatches in 1898.[3]

He served in the Second Boer War for which he was again mentioned in despatches.[4] He was wounded on 13 December 1900 during the Battle of Nooitgedacht and evacuated under fire from the battlefield by Sergeant Donald Farmer who was awarded the Victoria Cross for this act of bravery.[5]

He also served in World War I as a Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General.[6] Later he became Military Attaché in Berlin.[7]

He was appointed Commander of British Troops in South China in 1929[8] and retired in 1933.[9]

Further reading

  • The History of the 7th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders by James Walter Sandilands, Richardson Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-115-56592-9
  • A Lancashire Brigade in France by James Walter Sandilands, Business Newspapers Ltd, 1919

References

  1. ↑ "No. 26624". The London Gazette. 14 May 1895. p. 2777.
  2. ↑ "No. 26848". The London Gazette. 30 April 1897. p. 2368.
  3. ↑ "No. 27009". The London Gazette. 30 September 1898. p. 5730.
  4. ↑ "No. 27459". The London Gazette. 29 July 1902. p. 4848.
  5. ↑ "No. 27304". The London Gazette. 12 April 1901. p. 2540.
  6. ↑ "No. 28879". The London Gazette. 25 August 1914. p. 6688.
  7. ↑ "No. 33385". The London Gazette. 18 May 1928. p. 3504.
  8. ↑ "No. 33457". The London Gazette. 15 January 1929. p. 399.
  9. ↑ "No. 33912". The London Gazette. 17 February 1933. p. 1082.
Military offices
Preceded by
Charles Luard		 Commander of British Troops in South China
1929–1932		 Succeeded by
Oswald Borrett
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