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James Dick-Cunyngham
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| Born | 28 March 1877 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
| Died | 6 November 1935 (aged 58) Colchester, Essex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
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British Army |
| Years of service | 1898–1935 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | South-Eastern Command 4th Division 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Major General James Keith Dick-Cunyngham, CB, CMG, DSO (28 March 1877 – 6 November 1935) was a British Army officer who commanded the 4th Division in 1935.
Military career
Educated at Cheltenham College, Dick-Cunyngham was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1898. He served in the Second Boer War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), which he received from King Edward VII in an investiture at St. James′s Palace on 2 June 1902. He later served in the First World War, briefly commanding the 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade before being taken prisoner-of-war at Le Cornet Malo in Northern France in April 1918. After the war he became an Assistant Adjutant General at the War Office, then commanded the British troops in France and Flanders until November 1921. He was appointed commander of the 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade again in 1927 and then took a tour as Brigadier on the General Staff at Southern Command in India before becoming General Officer Commanding 53rd (Welsh) Division in 1932. His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 4th Division in June 1935 before he died in November 1935.
Family
In 1905 Dick-Cunyngham married Alice Daisy Deane, daughter of Sir Harold Arthur Deane and sister of Lady Humphrys. They had two daughters.
