James Lochhead Jack
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Brigadier General
James Lochhead Jack DSO & Bar
(1880–1962) was a British officer who fought during the First World War. He became a war hero after coming back from the trenches, but his character was never the same again. In 1964, his diaries were published (edited by John Terraine
, and became a bestseller.
He was married to Jeanette Watson (1902-1996), and was survived by her and two sons, Kenneth and Angus.
Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
James Lochhead Jack DSO & Bar
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(1880–1962) was a British officer who fought during the First World War. He became a war hero after coming back from the trenches, but his character was never the same again. In 1964, his diaries were published (edited by John Terraine
John Terraine
John Alfred Terraine , though not permanently associated with any academic institution, was a leading British military historian...
, and became a bestseller.
He was married to Jeanette Watson (1902-1996), and was survived by her and two sons, Kenneth and Angus.