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Ewen George SINCLAIR-MACLAGAN

Date of birth24 December 1868
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStaff officer
AddressRoyal Military College, Duntroon, Federal Territory
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation45
Next of kinWife, Mrs Kathlean Sinclair-MacLagan, c/o Cox and Co., 16 Charing Cross, London SW, England
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentColonel
Unit name3rd Infantry Brigade, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A12 Saldanha on 21 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollMajor-General
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Infantry Brigade
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29251 (5 August 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 133 (28 October 1915).

FateDischarged (appointment terminated) in London 20 May 1919
Medals

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 119
Date: 17 October 1919

Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 135
Date: 11 December 1919

Order of the White Eagle - 3rd Class (with swords) (Serbia)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

The American Distinguished Service Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 119
Date: 17 October 1919

Companion of the Order of the Bath


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 116
Date: 25 July 1917

Discharge date20 May 1919
SourcesNAA: B2455, SINCLAIR-MACLAGAN Ewen George

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