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
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
  • Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion of the Order of the Star of India
  • Distinguished Service Order

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 joined the Indian Army and served on the North West Frontier in 1897 and then with the Tibet Expedition in 1903.[1] He saw action in World War I as a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the 2nd Mounted Division during the Gallipoli Campaign[2] and then as Brigadier-General on the General Staff with XV Corps in France.[3]

MacMullen served in the Third Anglo-Afghan War and then became Commander of the Bareilly Brigade in November 1919.[4] 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.[4] He then became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command in April 1832 before retiring in April 1836.[5]

References

  1. Distinguished soldier The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 February 1936
  2. Robbins, p. 107
  3. Robbins, p. 108
  4. 4.0 4.1 Army Commands
  5. New Chief of Staff The Straits Times, 11 November 1935
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Robert Cassels
Adjutant-General, India
19301932
Succeeded by
Sir Walter Leslie
Preceded by
Sir John Shea
GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, India
19321936
Succeeded by
Sir Douglas Baird

Sources