James Gammell

Lieutenant-General Sir James Andrew Harcourt Gammell KCB DSO MC (1892–1975) was a British Army General during World War II.

Military career
After studying at Cambridge University, James Gammell was commissioned into the Scottish Horse Yeomanry in 1913. He served in World War I and was awarded the Military Cross for his service in the Armoured Car Patrol in 1917.

He served as an Instructor at Staff College, Camberley from 1930 to 1932. In 1935 he was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.

He served in World War II becoming Commander of 4th Infantry Brigade which was deployed to France in 1939. In 1940 he served as a Brigadier on the General Staff of IV Corps and then of Allied Forces Norway. Later that year he was appointed Commander of 15th Brigade.

He then became General Officer Commanding 3rd Division moving on to be General Officer Commanding XII Corps in 1941 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command in 1942.

In 1944 he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean.

After the War he became Head of the British Military Mission to Moscow and retired in 1946.

He lived at Alrick in Glenisla.