Tom Rennie
| Tom Rennie | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 3 January 1900 |
| Died | 24 March 1945 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1918-1945 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
5th Bn Black Watch 154th Brigade 3rd Division 51st (Highland) Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General Thomas Gordon Rennie CB DSO MBE (3 January 1900 – 24 March 1945) was a British Army officer who commanded 3rd Infantry Division and was later killed-in-action.
Military career
Educated at Loretto School and the Royal Military College Sandhurst, Rennie was commissioned into the Black Watch in 1918.[1] He served in World War II being taken prisoner at Saint-Valery-en-Caux and then escaping nine days later.[1] He was made Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion of the Black Watch in 1942, leading the battalion at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942,[2] and then becoming Commander of the 154th Brigade[1] and leading that formation for the allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943.[2]
In December 1943 he was appointed General Officer Commanding 3rd Division in which role he took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944.[1] He was then made General Officer Commanding 51st (Highland) Division but in March 1945, after crossing the Rhine, he was killed by mortar fire.[1]
He is buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Loretto Roll of Honour
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Exhibition: "They got a huge reception at St Valery" Breakout from Normandy
- ↑ "Casualty Details: Rennie, Tom Gordon". www.cwgc.org: Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by William Ramsden |
General Officer Commanding the 3rd Division 1943–1944 |
Succeeded by Lashmer Whistler |