Ewen Sinclair-MacLagan


Ewen Sinclair-MacLagan

Born(1868-12-24)24 December 1868
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died24 November 1948(1948-11-24) (aged 79)
Dundee, Scotland
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Australian Army
Service years1889–1925
RankMajor General
Commands51st (Highland) Division (1919–1923)
4th Division (1917–1919)
3rd Brigade (1914–1916)
Conflicts
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in dispatches (5)
Army Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
Croix de guerre (France)
Commander's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)

Major General Ewen George Sinclair-MacLagan, CB, CMG, DSO (24 December 1868 – 24 November 1948) was an officer in the British Army who fought in British India and the Second Boer War. He was later seconded to the Australian Army and served with the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. During the latter stages of the war, he commanded the 4th Australian Division. After the war, he returned to service with the British Army. He retired from military service in 1925 and died in Dundee, Scotland at the age of 79 in 1948.