Sir John Laurie, 6th Baronet
Sir John Laurie, 6th Baronet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1892 |
| Died | 10 January 1983 (aged 90) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1912–1945 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 4812 |
| Unit | Seaforth Highlanders |
| Commands held | Combined Operations Training Centre (1942–45) 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division (1941–42) 157th Infantry Brigade (1940–41) 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (1934–38) 6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (1918–19) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Honour (France)[1] Freedom Cross (Norway)[2] |
Major General Sir John Emilius Laurie, 6th Baronet, CBE, DSO & Bar, DL (12 August 1892 − 10 January 1983) was a British Army officer.[3]
Military career[]
Educated at Eton and Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Laurie was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders in 1912. Serving in the First World War in France,[4] he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1916[5] with a second award bar in 1918, when an acting lieutenant colonel commanding the 6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.[6]
Between the wars, he became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders in 1934, commanding officer of the British troops in the Tientsin area of China in 1939 and commander of the 157th Brigade in 1940. He was sent to France with the 52nd (Lowland) Division in June 1940,[4] and was appointed a commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services.[7] Laurie was appointed General Officer Commanding of that division in March 1941 before becoming Commandant of the Combined Operations Training Centre at Inveraray in 1942. He retired from the British Army as a major general in 1945.[4]
Laurie served as colonel of the Seaforth Highlanders from 1947 to 1957.[8]
References[]
- ^ "No. 31222". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 March 1919. p. 3280.
- ^ "No. 38571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 March 1949. p. 1530.
- ^ "Sir John Laurie, 6th Baronet". The Peerage. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Smart 2005, p. 181.
- ^ "No. 29760". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 September 1916. p. 9268.
- ^ "No. 31583". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1919. p. 12216.
- ^ "No. 35020". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 December 1940. p. 7173.
- ^ Fairrie 1983, p. 13.
Bibliography[]
- Fairrie, Angus (1983). "Cuidich'n Righ": A History of the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons). Regimental HQ, Queen's Own Highlanders.
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
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