Lumsdens of Note

Sir James Lumsden

Sir James Lumsden (1818-1879)

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Memorial statue to Sir James Lumsden 1808-1879

James Lumsden senior (1778–1856)

General Sir Peter Stark Lumsden GCB CSI DL

Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden

Lieutenant-General Herbert Lumsden
Born 8 April 1897
Santiago, Chile
Died 6 January 1945 (aged 47)
Lingayen Gulf, Philippines
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1916–1945
Rank Lieutenant-General
Service number 11523
Unit Royal Horse Artillery
12th Royal Lancers
Commands held 12th Royal Lancers
3rd Motor Machine Gun Brigade
28th Armoured Brigade
6th Armoured Division
1st Armoured Division
X Corps
VIII Corps
II Corps
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Dunkirk
North African Campaign
Western Desert Campaign
Second Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Miteiriya Ridge
Pacific War
Philippines campaign
Battle of Lingayen Gulf †
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Military Cross
Santiago, Chile
Died 6 January 1945 (aged 47)
Lingayen Gulf, Philippines
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1916–1945
Rank Lieutenant-General
Service number 11523
Unit Royal Horse Artillery
12th Royal Lancers
Commands held 12th Royal Lancers
3rd Motor Machine Gun Brigade
28th Armoured Brigade
6th Armoured Division
1st Armoured Division
X Corps
VIII Corps
II Corps
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Dunkirk
North African Campaign
Western Desert Campaign
Second Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Miteiriya Ridge
Pacific War
Philippines campaign
Battle of Lingayen Gulf †
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Military Cross

Montgomery with his Corps Commanders: Lumsden, Leese and Horrocks.
Lieutenant-General Herbert William Lumsden, CB, DSO & Bar, MC (8 April 1897 – 6 January 1945) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II. He was the most senior British Army combat casualty of the Second World War.

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House of Lumsden - Scottish Clans, Scotland Caricature of Lumsden by Leslie Ward, from Van

Cren Sandys-Lumsdaine
Derby Bentley, chassis B104EF, which was in Calcutta in the 1940s and 50s owned by Cren Sandys-Lumsdaine, who was a founder member of the Calcutta Motor Sports Club. The car was used a lot for racing in the 1950s and is believed to have won the 1956 Culcutta Grand Prix – The car was later owned by Cren in Kenya. The car was registered WBD-653 in India.

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A conference between Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery, Lieutenant General Sir Bernard Freyberg and Lieutenant General Lumsden, near Halfaya Pass before the army commander passed into Cyrenacia, 24 November 1942.