Ian Hamilton (British Army officer)
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General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, GCB, GCMG, DSO, TD (16 January 1853 – 12 October 1947) was a senior British Army officer who had an extensive British Imperial military career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Hamilton was twice recommended for the Victoria Cross, but on the first occasion was considered too young, and on the second too senior.[1] He was wounded in action at the Battle of Majuba during the First Boer War, which rendered his left hand permanently injured. Near the end of his career, he commanded the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War.
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Sir Ian Hamilton | |
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Born | (1853-01-16)16 January 1853 Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands |
Died | 12 October 1947(1947-10-12) (aged 94) London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1869–1915 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Southern Command 3rd Brigade 1st Gordon Highlanders |
Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War First Boer War Mahdist War North West Frontier Second Boer War Russo-Japanese War First World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Territorial Decoration Mentioned in Despatches Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia) Order of the Crown (Prussia) Order of Merit (Spain) Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan) |
Other work | Lieutenant of the Tower of London (1918–20) Rector of the University of Edinburgh (1932–35) |
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