Major-General Sir James Lauderdale Gilbert Burnett, 13th Baronet, CB, CMG, DSO & Bar (1 April 1880 – 13 August 1953) was a British Army officer.
Sir James Burnett | |
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 Major General Sir James Lauderdale Gilbert Burnett, by John St Helier Lander | |
| Born | 1 April 1880 |
| Died | 13 August 1953 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1899–1935 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 51st (Highland) Division 8th Infantry Brigade 153rd Infantry Brigade 14th Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War 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 Mentioned in Despatches Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Military career
editBorn 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]
Burnett went on to be commander of the 14th Infantry Brigade in January 1927, commander of the 153rd Infantry Brigade in January 1928 and commander of the 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]
Burnett 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
editIn 1913, Burnett 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
edit- ^ Burnett, George (1901). The Family of Burnett of Lys with Collateral Branches (PDF). New Spalding Club. p. 100.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "No. 27141". The London Gazette. 5 December 1899. p. 8186.
- ^ "No. 12788". The Edinburgh Gazette. 26 March 1915. p. 452.
- ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "The Gordon Highlanders [UK]". 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sybil Crozier Smith (d.1960), Wife of Major General Sir James Lauderdale Gilbert Burnett of Leys, 13th Bt". Art UK. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Burnett". Genealogy. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Henry Richard Amherst Cecil, racehorse trainer". The Scotsman. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2020.