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Archibald Cameron Macdonell

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because of his eccentricities under fire. Everybody knew the story of how he'd gone so far into No Man's Land that a sniper put a bullet in his arm. Instead of ducking, Batty Mac had stood up swearing, shaking his unwounded arm angrily at the sniper, who immediately put another bullet in his good arm. And everybody also knew that MacDonell, at the Somme, had insisted on walking among the wounded after the attack on the Regina Trench, unmindful of the enemy shells, to salute the corpses of the Black Watch. A sentimental Scot who sometimes swore in Gaelic in moments of great pressure, MacDonell stopped at every corpse and said "I salute you, my brave Highlander," until Wallis managed to pull him to safety.
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MacDonell was known as a front-line soldier; indeed, (28-year-old intelligence officer Hal) Wallis was to say he spent as much time at the front with his brigadier as he had in his days as a private. Not for nothing did the men of the 7th call MacDonell "Fighting Mac" and sometimes "Batty Mac"
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was disbanded in 1922, they gave their silver plate, in trust, to the Government of Canada, which in turn, placed the collection, in trust, with then Commandant Archibald Macdonell. Some pieces are on display in the college's Senior Staff Mess, and other select pieces are on display at the
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is named after Lieutenant-General, Sir A.C. Macdonell, KCB, CMG, DSO, C de G. His cocked bi-corn hat, a form of headdress worn by Colonels, General Officers and Staff Officers, with red and white feathers for Generals, is on display at the Kingston Military Community Sports Centre.
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A Presentation General Officer sword, which he was awarded in May 1919 by the officers of the 1st Canadian Division, 'The Older Patch' is in the collection of the Royal Military College of Canada virtual museum
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On his retirement from the Army in 1925, he was promoted to Lieut-General in recognition of his years of service. From 8 May 1922 until his death in January 1942, he was Honorary Colonel to
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and staff officers, 1st Canadian Division, sometime in 1918. (Front row, from left to right): Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. R. Parsons, Brigadier-General
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Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Regimental Manual, Second Edition © Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Regimental Society, 2004
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After being promoted to brigadier-general, he commanded the 7th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, and in June 1917 the
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in September 1889, and was Adjutant of the whole force. He was in command of C Division and the Battleford District.
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as a lieutenant in the Canadian Mounted Infantry, Permanent Corps of Canada, on 6 April 1888. He exchanged into the
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He volunteered into the 2nd Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles for service in South Africa during the
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Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment Royal Canadians plaque @ Royal Military College of Canada
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The Sir Archibald Macdonell Athletic Centre or SAM Centre, which opened in 1974, at the
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regiment, during the periods March 1907 to April 1910 and April 1912 to December 1915.
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of Lt Gen Sir Archibald Cameron Macdonell was carved on the Currie Building at the
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He fought with the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles and was commander of the
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in January 1900, as captain, and was promoted major in May 1900. He was awarded a
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He was placed on the Reserve of Officers as a lieutenant general.
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in 1886, student number 151. He received a commission in the
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Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
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but resigned for family reasons without actually joining.
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He died in 1942 and was buried in Catarqui Cemetery in
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From 1921 to 1940 he served as Honorary Colonel of the
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Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
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From 1919 to 1925, he was appointed commandant of the
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for his actions with 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles in
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Canadian Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
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Windsor
Canada West
Kingston
Ontario
Canada
Canadian Army
Lieutenant General
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
7th Canadian Brigade
1st Canadian Division
Royal Military College of Canada
Second Boer War
World War I
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in dispatches
Croix de Guerre
Legion of Honour
KCB
CMG
DSO
Canadian
Windsor
Canada West
Trinity College School
Port Hope, Ontario

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