Henry Normand MacLaurin Military person

Brigadier General Henry Normand MacLaurin (31 October 1878 - 27 April 1915) was a barrister and Australian Army Colonel who served in World War I. He was shot dead by a Turkish sniper at Gallipoli on 27 April 1915.He was subsequently promoted (posthumously) to Brigadier General when all AIF brigade commanders were thus promoted.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 31, 1878
Birth place
New South Wales , Sydney
Date of deathApril 27, 1915
Place of death
ANZAC Cove

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Military person

allegianceAustralian Army
military operations
World War I
military command
26th Infantry Regiment
1st Australian Infantry Brigade Australian Imperial Force
service start1899
service end1915

Topical connections

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Albert PiddingtonJudge
Alan RamsayMilitary person
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Henry Normand MacLaurin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au/file-view.html?b=1964136&s=B2455&c=MACLAURIN
  2. http://www.anzacs.org/pages/AOmaclaurin.html
  3. http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/Generals/maclaurin.html