| MacMunn | George Fletcher | | Lieutenant | MACMUNN, GEORGE FLETCHER, Lieutenant, was born 14 August 1869, eldest son of J A MacMunn, MD, Surgeon, RA, and PMO, Chelsea Hospital, and Charlotte Edith, daughter of the Reverend George Mathias, Chaplain Royal. He was educated at Kensington Grammar School: was Gold Medallist, RA Institution; Gold Medallist, US Institution, India, 1904; passed the Staff College, 1903. He entered the Royal Artillery 27 July 1888; became Lieutenant 27 July 1891, and Captain 5 December 1898: Major 1 April 1904; was Temporary Brigadier General 23 November 1915 to 27 March 1915; Temporary Major General 16 April to 31 December 1916; was promoted to Major General 1 January 1917. He was Station Staff officer, South Africa, 1 April to 2 May 1900: APM, South Africa, 27 May to 12 September 1900; DAAG, South Africa, 11 April to 24 September 1902; DAAG, India, 1 November 1904 to 22 April 1908; DAQMG, Headquarters, India, 23 April to 31 October 1908: DAD of Remounts, War Office, 20 June 1914 to 6 July 1915; AQMG, Lines of Communication, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 7 July to 22 November 1915; DA and QMG, Dardanelles Army, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 29 November 1915 to 17 January 1916; DA and QMG, 10th Army Corps, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 18 January to 27 March 1916; Inspector-General of Communications, Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, 16 April 1916. He served in Burma, 1892, during the operations of Irrawaddy Column; at the defence of Sadon (slightly wounded; horse wounded; mentioned in Despatches; Medal with clasp). He was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 1 November 1892]: "George Fletcher MacMunn, Lieutenant, Royal Artillery. For services during the recent operations in connection with the defence of Sadon". He served in Burma, 1893, during the operations in Kachin Hills (clasp); took part in the operations on North-West Frontier of India, 1897-98, during the operations on the Samana and in the Kurram Valley, with Jaypur Transport Corps as Staff Officer; also with Tirah Expeditionary Force, in command of a mountain battery (Medal with three clasps); served in the South African War, 1899-1902, on Staff; took part in the advance on Kimberley; took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900; in the Transvaal in May and June 1900; in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900; in Orange River Colony, May to 29 November 1900; also in Cape Colony, north of Orange River; again in the Transvaal, March to April 1901,and April to 31 May 1902; in Orange River Colony, December 1900, and April 1901, to April 1902; also during the operations in Cape Colony, December 1900 to March 1901 (Despatches [London Gazette, 7 May and 10 September 1901]; Brevet of Major 29 November 1900; Queen's Medal with three clasps, and King's Medal with two clasps); placed on the list of Officers considered qualified for Staff employment, in consequence of services on the Staff in the field. He was given the Brevet of Lieutenant Colonel 10 May 1913. For his services in the European War at the Dardanelles and in Mesopotamia, 1914-18, he was 12 times mentioned in Despatches; was given the Brevet of Colonel 1 April 1915; promoted to Major General; created a CB in 1916; a CSI in 1918; a KCB in 1917, and a KCSI in 1919; was made Officier, Legion of Honour. Sir G F MacMunn published ‘The Armies of India', in 1911; ‘Pike and Carronade', in 1912; ‘A Free Lance in Kashmir: A Tale of the Great Anarchy', in 1914. He married, in 1893, Alice Emily, eldest daughter of Colonel J R Watson, ISC, and they had one son and one daughter.
[KCB], [KCSI], DSO s/g, IGS 54 (2) Burma 1889-92, Chin Hills 1892-93 (Lieut G F Macmunn, No 6 Bo Mt By), IGS 95 (3) Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98 (Lieutt G F MacMunn, No 1 Kashmir Mn By.), QSA (3) CC OFS Tr (Major G F MacMunn, DSO RFA), KSA (2) 01 02 (Major G F MacMunn, DSO RFA), 1914-15 Star (Bt Col G F Macmunn, DSO), BWM, VM & MID (Maj Gen Sir G F MacMunn), GSM (1) Kurdistan (Maj Gen Sir G F MacMunn), DM, 1911 Delhi Durbar, 1935 Jubilee. Royal Artillery Institution, silver prize medal, 47mm (Lieut G F MacMunn, DSO, RA). The King's Medal, Royal Society of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce, GVR, silver, 55mm (Lieut-General Sir G F MacMunn, KCB, KCSI, DSO, for the Sir George Birdwood memorial Lecture “The Romance of the Martial Races of India”. Session 1931-32) contained in its fitted presentation case.
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