Sir John Laurie, 6th Baronet

Major General Sir John Emilius Laurie, 6th Baronet CBE DSO (12 August 1892 − 10 January 1983) was a British Army officer.[1]

Military career

Educated at Eton and Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Laurie was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders in 1912.[2] After serving in the First World War service was in France, he became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders in 1934, commanding officer of the British troops in the Tientsin area of China in 1939 and commander of the 157th Brigade in 1940.[2] He was sent to France with the 52nd (Lowland) Division in June 1940 and appointed GOC of that Division in March 1941 before becoming Commandant of the Combined Operations Training Centre at Inveraray in 1942.[2] He retired from the British Army in 1945.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sir John Laurie, 6th Baronet". THe Peerage. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Smart, p. 181

Bibliography

  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
Military offices
Preceded by
James Drew		 GOC 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
1941–1942		 Succeeded by
Neil Ritchie
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