Donald Kenneth McLeod explained

Donald Kenneth McLeod
Birth Date:19 June 1885
Death Date:25 October 1958
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1904–1942
Servicenumber:24126
Rank:Lieutenant-General
Branch:British Indian Army
Commands:4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade
1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade
Burma Command
Battles:First World War
Second World War
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Lieutenant-General Sir Donald Kenneth McLeod (19 June 1885 – 25 October 1958) was a British Indian Army officer.

Military career

McLeod was commissioned into the Indian Army on 29 November 1904. He earned recognition with his appointment as a companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1917 New Year Honours during the First World War.

He became commanding officer Guides Cavalry in India in 1928, commander of the 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade in 1933 and commander of the 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade in 1934.[1] He went on to be Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General, Northern Command, India in 1937 and, having been appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 11 May 1937, he became General Officer Commanding Burma Command in January 1939 before retiring in 1942.[1]

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in the 1942 New Year Honours.

He became a Deputy Lieutenant for Inverness-shire in 1955.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McLeod, Donald Kenneth. Generals.dk. 27 May 2020.