Donald Kenneth McLeod

Lieutenant-General Sir (Donald) Kenneth McLeod KCIE, CB, DSO, DL (19 June 1885 – 25 October 1958) was a British Indian Army officer.

Donald Kenneth McLeod
Born19 June 1885
Died25 October 1958
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Indian Army
RankLieutenant-General
Commands held4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade
1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade
Burma Command
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Military career

McLeod was commissioned into the Indian Army on 29 November 1904.[1] He earned recognition with his appointment as a companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1917 New Year Honours during the First World War.[2]

He became commanding officer Guides Cavalry in India in 1928, commander of the 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade in 1933 and commander of the 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade in 1934.[3] He went on to be Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General, Northern Command, India in 1937 and, having been appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 11 May 1937,[4] he became General Officer Commanding Burma Command in January 1939 before retiring in 1942.[3]

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in the 1942 New Year Honours.[5]

He became a Deputy Lieutenant for Inverness-shire in 1955.[6]

References
  1. "No. 27765". The London Gazette. 17 February 1905. p. 1208.
  2. "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1916. p. 24.
  3. "McLeod, Donald Kenneth". Generals.dk. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. "No. 34396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1937. p. 3079.
  5. "No. 35399". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1941. p. 6.
  6. "No. 17301". The Edinburgh Gazette. 24 June 1955. p. 396.

Bibliography
  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
Military offices
Preceded by
William Twiss
(As GOC Burma Independent District)		 GOC Burma Command
1939–1941		 Succeeded by
Thomas Hutton
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