| MacLean | Donald Charles Hugh | | Captain | MACLEAN, DONALD CHARLES HUGH, Captain, was born 13 July 1875, at Hurst Lodge, Dalhousie, India, son of Major General Charles Smith MacLean, CB, CIE, and Mrs C S MacLean. Donald MacLean was gazetted to the Royal Scots, as Second Lieutenant, 28 September 1895, and became Lieutenant 4 November 1896, and Captain 1 July 1901. He served in the South African W7ar, 1899-1902, attached to the Army Service Corps, and employed with Mounted Infantry, taking part in operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900; operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900, including actions at Belfast (26 and 27 August), and Lydenberg (5 to 8 September); operations in Orange River Colony (May to 29 November 1900); operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899-1900; operations in the Transvaal, 30 November 1900 to October 1901; operations in Orange River Colony, October 1901 to 31 May 1902. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901, and 29 July 1902]; received the Queen's Modal with three clasps; the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 31 October 1902]: "Donald Charles Hugh MacLean, Captain, The Royal Scots. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He was Adjutant, Militia, 22 June 1903 to 5 April 1906, and Adjutant, Indian Volunteers, 29 April 1907. He married, at Bombay, 26 October 1907, Gwendoline Katherine Hope, and their son was Hector Charles Donald MacLean. Captain MacLean died 20 April 1909. Of General and Mrs MacLean's gallant sons, one was Lieutenant Hector Lachlan Stewart MacLean, VC, of the Guides. Their youngest son, Captain Alastair FitzHugh MacLean, of the 33rd Punjabis, was killed at Gallipoli, while serving with the 14th Sikhs, after the landing at Suvla. He was mentioned in Despatches, 19 March 1917. He was married. Captain Colin Kenneth MacLean, CB, DSO, RN, served on the Staff of Admiral Bacon at Dover, and served at Zeebrugge, and with the Destroyer Flotilla of Harwich Force.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) |
