Henry Normand MacLaurin

Henry Normand MacLaurin
Portrait of MacLaurin by Florence Rodway
Born(1878-10-31)31 October 1878
Sydney, Australia
Died27 April 1915(1915-04-27) (aged 36)
Anzac Cove, Ottoman Empire
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1899–1915
RankBrigadier General
Commands1st Infantry Brigade (1914–15)
26th Infantry Regiment (1913–14)
Battles/wars
AwardsMentioned in Despatches
RelationsSir Henry Normand MacLaurin (father)

Brigadier-General Henry Normand MacLaurin (31 October 1878 – 27 April 1915) was an Australian barrister and an Australian Army colonel who served in the First World War. He was shot dead by a Turkish sniper at Gallipoli, and was posthumously promoted to brigadier general when all brigade commanders in the Australian Imperial Force were thus promoted.


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