James Dick-Cunyngham
British Army general
Biography
Lists
Also Viewed
The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | British Army general | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Military personnel | |
| Work field | Military | |
| Gender |
| |
| Birth | 28 March 1877 | |
| Death | 1 January 1935 (aged 57 years) |
The details
Biography
Major General James Keith Dick-Cunyngham, CB, CMG, DSO (28 March 1877 - 1935) was a British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.
Military career
Educated at Cheltenham College, Dick-Cunyngham was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1898. He served in the Second Boer War and was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), which he received from King Edward VII during an investiture at St. James′s Palace on 2 June 1902. He later served in the World War I briefly commanding 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade before being taken prisoner-of-war at Le Cornet Malo in Northern France in April 1918. After the War he became Assistant Adjutant General at the War Office. He was appointed Commander of 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade again in 1927 and then took a tour as Brigadier-General on the General Staff at Southern Command in India before becoming General Officer Commanding 53rd (Welsh) Division in 1932. His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 4th Division in June 1935 before he died in November 1935.
Family
In 1905 he married Alice Daisy Deane; they had two daughters.