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General Sir Gordon Holmes Alexander MacMillan of MacMillan and Knap & two Bars (7 January 1897 – 21 January 1986) was a professional soldier who rose to become a general in the British Army. As a young officer during World War I, he displayed outstanding bravery and was awarded a Military Cross and two Bars. At the age of 19 and while still a second lieutenant, he was appointed acting Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Between the World Wars, MacMillan remained in the army, occupying posts of increasing seniority. He married Marian Blakiston Houston in 1929, and they had one daughter and four sons. During World War II, MacMillan served initially in England, putting in place defensive strategies against a possible invasion by the Germans. He was appointed Brigadier General Staff 9 Corps in December 1941, remaining in this post during the landings in North Africa and through to the fall of Tunis in May 1943. He was given command of 152 Brigade in June 1943 and led it during the successful Sicily campaign. Upon return to Britain, he was assigned command of 15th (Scottish) Division. and led this during the Normandy landings, Operation Epsom and Operation Bluecoat, towards the end of which he was wounded. Once recovered, in November 1944, he returned to mainland Europe as GOC 49th (West Riding) Divisio After the war, MacMillan served as the Army's Director of Weapons and Development. In February 1947 he was appointed GOC British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan. Soon after his arrival, the British Government decided to bring to an end its Mandate in Palestine. This decision triggered an escalation of violence in the territory, leading to the withdrawal of all British forces by 30 June 1948. He then served as GOC Scottish Command (1949–1952). His final army posting was as Governor and Commander-in-Chief Gibraltar (1952–1955). Gordon MacMillan was hereditary Chief of the Clan MacMillan. After retirement, he remained Colonel of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders until 1958. Following his retirement, he immersed himself in Scottish life and society, being appointed chairman of several institutions. Much of his time was devoted to the upkeep of the house, gardens and woodlands at Finlaystone,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome to Finlaystone Country Estate )〕 the family house in the West of Scotland. ==Early life== MacMillan was born near Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, India, on 7 January 1897. His father, Dugald MacMillan,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=General Sir Gordon Holmes Alexander MacMillan of MacMillan and Knap )〕 was a coffee plantation owner. However, when he was 3 years old, his parents, both of Scottish origin, decided to return to Britain to bring up their only son.〔MacMillan 2013, p. 13〕 At the age of ten, he joined St Edmund's School, Canterbury, from where he won a Prize Cadetship to attend the Royal Military College Sandhurst, in 1915.〔St. Edmund's School, Canterbury, Archives〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gordon Holmes MacMillan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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