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
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 US 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.
Clan MacMillan is a Highland Scottish clan. The Clan was originally located in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands during the 12th century. The clan supported Robert the Bruce during the Wars
Gordon MacMillan
…Command (1949–52). His final army posting was as Governor and Commander-in-Chief Gibraltar (1952–55). Gordon MacMillan was hereditary Chief of the Clan MacMillan. After retirement, he remained Colonel of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders until 1958. Following his retirement, he immersed himself in Scottish…
A romantic depiction of a clansman of Clan MacMillan illustrated by R. R. McIan, from James Logan's The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, 1845.
Finlaystone House, the current seat of the Chief of Clan MacMillan
Castle Sween, historic seat of the Clan MacMillan