Charles Bullen-Smith
Charles Bullen-Smith | |
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Born | 23 October 1898 |
Died | 1970 (aged 71-72) |
Allegiance | Major-General |
Service number | 26087 |
Unit | King's Own Scottish Borderers |
Commands held | 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers 219th Independent Infantry Brigade Senior Officers' School, Sheerness 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division 51st (Highland) Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Military Cross |
Military career
Bullen-Smith was born in 1898 and attended Wellington College, Berkshire. He then attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst during the First World War, from where he was commissioned on 16 August 1916 into the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant on 16 February 1918.[2] Towards the end of the war, during the Hundred Days Offensive, he was awarded the Military Cross, the citation for which reads:
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while commanding a company. Continually required as he was to fill a gap in the line with a platoon, he personally reconnoitred first, and then ably led them to the spot. All this was carried out under exceptionally heavy machine-gun and rifle fire.[3]
Remaining in the army during the difficult
References
- ^ "No. 29708". The London Gazette. 15 August 1916. p. 8028.
- ^ "No. 30559". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 March 1918. p. 2871.
- ^ "No. 13322". The Edinburgh Gazette. 18 September 1918. p. 3364.
- ^ a b c "Charles Bullen-Smith". Generals.dk. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Smart 2005, p. 51.
- ^ a b King, Anthony. "Why did 51st Highland Division Fail? A case-study in command and combat effectiveness". University of Warwick. p. 59. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 37660". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 1946. p. 3785.
- ^ "No. 40922". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1956. p. 6397.
Bibliography
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
- ISBN 0132036215.