James Walter Sandilands | |
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Born | 1874 Hampstead, [1] London, England |
Died | 1959 (aged 84–85) Surrey, [2] England |
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Years of service | 1895−1933 |
Rank | Major-general |
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Commands | 35th Brigade Commander of British Troops in South China |
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Major-General James Walter Sandilands CB CMG DSO (1874 – 1959) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander of British Troops in South China.
Sandilands joined the Militia and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 3rd & 4th (6th Royal Lancashire Militia) Battalions, Manchester Regiment on 14 April 1895. [3] He was later promoted to lieutenant in the militia battalion of the Gordon Highlanders. He transferred to the full-time regular army when he was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders on 24 March 1897. [4] He fought in the Mahdist War in 1898, for which he was mentioned in despatches [5] and promoted to lieutenant on 28 September 1898. [6]
He served in the Second Boer War with Mounted Infantry. During the war, he was present for operations in the Orange Free State from February to May 1900, then in Transvaal and the Orange River Colony during the rest of 1900. He took part in actions near Johannesburg and Pretoria in May and June 1900, and in the battles of Diamond Hill (June 1900), Wittebergen (July 1900) and Elands River (August 1900). [6] He was wounded on 13 December 1900 during the Battle of Nooitgedacht and evacuated under fire from the battlefield by Sergeant Donald Farmer who was awarded the Victoria Cross for this act of bravery. [7] He continued to serve in South Africa throughout the war, including in Cape Colony, and was promoted to captain on 29 May 1901. [6] For his service in the war, he was twice mentioned in despatches (including in the final despatch by Lord Kitchener dated 23 June 1902 [8] ), received the Queen's South Africa Medal with four clasps, and the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). [9]
Sandilands also served in World War I as a Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General. [10] Later he became Military Attaché in Berlin. [11] He also commanded the 104th Brigade, part of the 35th Division. [12]
He was appointed Commander of British Troops in South China in 1929 [13] and retired in 1933. [14]
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