Hugh MacMahon (Indian Army officer)

Hugh Francis Edward MacMahon
Born 13 October 1880
Died 18 February 1939
London
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Indian Army
Years of service 1900–1937
Rank Major-General
Unit Indian Staff Corps, 27th Punjabis
Battles/wars First World War
Awards CB CSI CBE MC

Major-General Hugh Francis Edward MacMahon CB CSI CBE MC (1880–1939) was a senior British Indian Army officer.[1]

Biography

Born on 13 October 1880, Hugh MacMahon was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He received his first commission in the Indian Staff Corps in 1900 and served with the 27th Punjabis in Waziristan between 1901 and 1902. During the First World War he served in France and Mesopotamia. He served in Kurdistan, in 1919, in Waziristan, between 1923 and 1924, and on the North West Frontier, between 1927 and 1928. He was appointed Aide-de-camp to King George V in 1929, promoted to the rank of Major General in 1930, and was Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General, Northern Command, between 1933 and 1937.[2]

Major General Hugh MacMahon became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1925, a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1931, and a Companion of the Order of the Star of India in 1937.[3] He retired from the British Indian Army in 1937 and died in London on 18 February 1939.[4]

References

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  2. "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  3. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 11 MAY, 1937" (PDF). 1 April 2004. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  4. Obituary, The Times, 21 February 1939
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