| Sir James Burnett | |
|---|---|
 Major General Sir James Lauderdale Gilbert Burnett, by John St Helier Lander | |
| Born | 1 April 1880 |
| Died | 13 August 1953 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
1st Bn Gordon Highlanders 14th Infantry Brigade 153rd Infantry Brigade 8th Infantry Brigade 51st (Highland) Division |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order & Bar |
Major-General Sir James Lauderdale Gilbert Burnett of Leys CB CMG DSO* (1 April 1880 – 13 August 1953) was a British Army officer.
Military career[]
Born the son of Colonel Sir Thomas Burnett, 12th Baronet and Mary Elizabeth Cumine[1] and educated at Wellington College,[2] Burnett was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders on 6 December 1899.[3] He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in March 1915[4] and subsequently commanded the 1st Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders and then a brigade during the First World War.[2]
He went on to be commander of 14th Infantry Brigade in January 1927, commander of 153rd Infantry Brigade in January 1928 and commander of 8th Infantry Brigade in March 1930.[5] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 51st (Highland) Division in June 1931 before retiring in June 1935.[5]
He was colonel of the Gordon Highlanders from 1939 to 1948.[6]
He gave Crathes Castle, which had served as the ancestral seat of the Burnetts of Leys, to the National Trust for Scotland in 1951.[7]
Family[]
In 1913, he married Sybil Crozier Smith;[8] they had two sons and a daughter,[9] Rohays, who was the mother of the racehorse trainer Sir Henry Cecil.[10]
References[]
- ↑ Burnett, George (1901). The Family of Burnett of Lys with Collateral Branches. New Spalding Club. p. 100. https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/7913/79139207.23.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Walford, Edward (January 1860). The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 194. https://books.google.com/books?id=TuHIDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA194.
- ↑ "No. 27141". 5 December 1899. p. 8186. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27141/page/8186
- ↑ "No. 12788". 26 March 1915. p. 452. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/12788/page/452
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Army Commands". https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ↑ "The Gordon Highlanders [UK"]. 2007-10-28. http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/075Gordn.htm.
- ↑ Black, Jonathan (15 July 2011). The Face of Courage: Eric Kennington, Portraiture and the Second World War. Philip Wilson Publishers. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-85667-705-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=UeoyygujmVwC&pg=PA144.
- ↑ "Sybil Crozier Smith (d.1960), Wife of Major General Sir James Lauderdale Gilbert Burnett of Leys, 13th Bt". Art UK. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sybil-crozier-smith-d-1960-wife-of-major-general-sir-james-lauderdale-gilbert-burnett-of-leys-13th-bt-196290#:~:text=Sybil%20Crozier%20Smith%20(d.,Burnett%20of%20Leys%2C%2013th%20Bt. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ↑ "Burnett". Genealogy. https://www.burnett.uk.com/genealogy/. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ↑ "Obituary: Sir Henry Richard Amherst Cecil, racehorse trainer". The Scotsman. 12 June 2013. https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-sir-henry-richard-amherst-cecil-racehorse-trainer-1571665. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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