Major-General Sir Andrew Jameson McCulloch (14 July 1876 – 19 April 1960) was a senior

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officer.

Military career

Born the son of Lord Ardwall and Christian Brown, as "Andrew Jameson", he was educated at

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, the

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and

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.Who Was Who 1897-2005, A&C Black Publishers, 2006 He adopted the surname McCulloch for inheritance purposes in 1892. After studying at the

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and qualifying as an

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, he was admitted to the Scottish bar in September 1897. He enlisted as a private soldier in the

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and then transferred to the

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in August 1900. He saw action in the

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and he then commanded the 9th Battalion, the

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from October 1917 and then the 64th Infantry Brigade from July 1917 during the

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. He was awarded the

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with two bars for his service during the war. The citation for his second bar reads: After the war he became commander of 62nd Infantry Brigade in 1919, commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade at

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in 1926 and Commandant of the

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in 1930. He went on to be General Officer Commanding 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division in 1934, temporary commander of the Troops in

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in 1935 and then General Officer Commanding 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division again from 1936 until he retired in 1938.

Family

In 1905 he married Esmé Valentine Mackenzie; they had three sons.

References

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