Norman MacMullen

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
Battles/wars
Awards

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 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,[1] he was with the 15th Bengal Infantry in 1900, and then with the Tibet Expedition in 1903.[2] He saw action in World War I as a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the 2nd Mounted Division during the Gallipoli Campaign[3] and then as Brigadier-General on the General Staff with XV Corps in France.[4]

MacMullen served in the Third Anglo-Afghan War and then became Commander of the Bareilly Brigade in November 1919.[5] 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.[5] He then became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command in April 1932 before retiring in April 1936.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 27168". The London Gazette. 23 February 1900. p. 1264.
  2. ↑ Distinguished soldier The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 February 1936
  3. ↑ Robbins, p. 107
  4. ↑ Robbins, p. 108
  5. 1 2 Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ New Chief of Staff The Straits Times, 11 November 1935
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

  • Robbins, Simon (2010). British Generalship During the Great War: The Military Career of Sir Henry Horne. Ashgate. ASIN B005QV0EG8.
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