John Kennedy (British Army officer, born 1878)

Major-General Sir John Kennedy GBE CB CMG DSO (1878–1948) was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War and commanded 1st Infantry Division.

Sir John Kennedy
Born	1878
Died	1948 (aged 69–70)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1898–1937
Rank	Major-General
Unit	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Commands held	7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders 26th Brigade 2nd Battalion Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 19th Indian Infantry Brigade 44th (Home Counties) Division 1st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Educated at Haileybury,[1] Kennedy was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1898.[2] He served with the Egyptian Army until World War I when he fought on the Western Front: he became Commanding Officer of 7th Bn Seaforth Highlanders in 1916 and Commander of 26th (Highland) Brigade in 1917.[2] He was appointed Inspector of Infantry in 1918, Instructor at the Senior Officers School in 1919 and Commanding Officer of 2nd Bn The Buffs in 1923.[2] He went on to be Commander of 19th Indian Infantry Brigade in 1926, General Officer Commanding 44th (Home Counties) Division in January 1933 and General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division in April 1934 before retiring in 1937.[2]

References

1. Haileybury: medals
2. "Kennedy, John". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Retrieved 11 June 2020.