James Dick-Cunyngham
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Major General
James Keith Dick-Cunyngham CB
CMG
DSO
(28 March 1877 - 1935) was a British Army
officer who commanded 4th Division
.
, Dick-Cunyngham was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1898. He served in the Second Boer War
and World War I
briefly commanding 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade
before being taken prisoner-of-war at Le Cornet Malo in Northern France
in April 1918. After the War he became Assistant Adjutant General at the War Office
. He was appointed Commander of 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade again in 1927 and then took a tour as Brigadier-General on the General Staff at Southern Command
in India
before becoming General Officer Commanding
53rd (Welsh) Division in 1932. His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 4th Division
in June 1935 before he died in November 1935.
Major General
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James Keith Dick-Cunyngham CB
Order of the Bath
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CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
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DSO
Distinguished Service Order
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(28 March 1877 - 1935) was a British Army
British Army
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officer who commanded 4th Division
4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsular War the Crimean War , the First World War , and during the Second World War.- Napoleonic Wars :...
.
Military career
Educated at Cheltenham CollegeCheltenham College
Cheltenham College is a co-educational independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.One of the public schools of the Victorian period, it was opened in July 1841. An Anglican foundation, it is known for its classical, military and sporting traditions.The 1893 book Great...
, Dick-Cunyngham was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1898. He served in the Second Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
and World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
briefly commanding 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade
152nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 152nd Infantry Brigade was a British Territorial Army division that fought during the Second World War...
before being taken prisoner-of-war at Le Cornet Malo in Northern France
France
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in April 1918. After the War he became Assistant Adjutant General at the War Office
War Office
The War Office was a department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence...
. He was appointed Commander of 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade again in 1927 and then took a tour as Brigadier-General on the General Staff at Southern Command
Southern Command (India)
Southern Command is a formation of the Indian Army, active since 1895. It has seen action during the integration of several Princely States into modern India, during the 1961 Indian Annexation of Goa, and during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani Wars....
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
before becoming General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
53rd (Welsh) Division in 1932. His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 4th Division
4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsular War the Crimean War , the First World War , and during the Second World War.- Napoleonic Wars :...
in June 1935 before he died in November 1935.