Norman MacMullen
British general
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| Intro | British general | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Military personnel | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 13 December 1877 | |
| Death | 12 November 1944 (aged 66 years) | |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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Biography
General Sir (Cyril) Norman MacMullen KCB, CMG, CIE, DSO (13 December 1877 - 12 November 1944) was a British officer in the Indian Army.
Military career
MacMullen joined the Indian Army and served on the North West Frontier in 1897 and then with the Tibet Expedition in 1903. He saw action in World War I as a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the 2nd Mounted Division during the Gallipoli Campaign and then as Brigadier-General on the General Staff with XV Corps in France.
MacMullen served in the Third Anglo-Afghan War and then became Commander of the Bareilly Brigade in November 1919. He went on to be Deputy Quartermaster-General in India in 1924, General Officer Commanding Rawalpindi District and 2nd Indian Division in March 1927 and Adjutant-General, India in May 1930. He then became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command in April 1932 before retiring in April 1936.