Donald Kenneth McLeod | |
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Born | 19 June 1885 |
Died | 25 October 1958 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Indian Army |
Years of service | 1904–1942 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | 24126 |
Commands held |
4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade Burma Command |
Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant-General Sir Donald Kenneth McLeod KCIE, CB, DSO, DL (19 June 1885 – 25 October 1958) was a British Indian Army officer.
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]
Donald Kenneth McLeod | |
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Born | 19 June 1885 |
Died | 25 October 1958 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Indian Army |
Years of service | 1904–1942 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | 24126 |
Commands held |
4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade Burma Command |
Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant-General Sir Donald Kenneth McLeod KCIE, CB, DSO, DL (19 June 1885 – 25 October 1958) was a British Indian Army officer.
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]