General Sir Gordon Holmes Alexander MacMillan of MacMillan and Knap, was a Scottish professional soldier who rose to become a general in the British Army. As a young officer during the First World War, he displayed outstanding bravery and was awarded a Military Cross and two Bars. At the age of 19 and while still a second lieutenant, he was appointed acting adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Between the World Wars, MacMillan remained in the army, occupying posts of increasing seniority. He married Marian Blakiston Houston in 1929, and they had one daughter and four sons.
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery poses for a group photograph with his staff, corps and divisional GOCs at Walbeck, Germany, 22 March 1945. Pictured standing in the back row, fifth from the right, is Major-General Gordon MacMillan.
Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks, GOC XXX Corps, Major-General Gordon MacMillan, GOC 51st Division, and Major General Charles H. Gerhardt, GOC U.S. 29th Division, on the saluting base during the ceremony to mark the handover of Bremerhaven by British to American forces.
The grave of General Sir Gordon MacMillan, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh.
152nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
152nd Infantry Brigade was a formation of Britain's Territorial Force/Territorial Army that was part of 51st (Highland) Division in both World Wars. From its origins in the 19th Century Volunteer Force it was based in Inverness and was composed of Highland battalions. It served on the Western Front in World War I, and after it was captured at Saint-Valery-en-Caux early in World War II it was reformed from its 2nd Line and saw action in North Africa, Sicily and North West Europe.
Men of 2nd Seaforth Highlanders embarking onto landing craft at Sousse, Tunisia, en route for Sicily, 5 July 1943.
