Ernest Lewin
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Ernest Lewin
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| Born | 7 April 1879 |
| Died | 10 May 1950 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Malaya Command |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Ernest Ord Lewin CB CMG DSO (7 April 1879 – 10 May 1950) was General Officer Commanding Malaya Command.
Military career
Ernest Lewin was educated at Winchester College, for whom he played cricket,[1] and King's College, Cambridge.[2] Lewin was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1900.[3] He served as a Staff Officer in India and in the United Kingdom before become an adjutant in 1914.[3]
He served in World War I as a General Staff Officer in France.[3] In 1927 he was appointed Brigadier Royal Artillery at Aldershot Command and in 1934 he became General Officer Commanding Malaya Command.[3] He was made Commander of 55th (West Lancashire) Division in 1935 and retired in 1938.[3] He was re-employed during World War II as General Officer Commanding Portsmouth Area in 1939 and then as Major-General in Charge of Administration for Southern Command in 1940; he retired again in 1941.[3]
Family
He married and had one son and one daughter.[4]
References
- ↑ Cricket Archive
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Noli Irritare Leones
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| Preceded by | GOC Malaya Command 1934–1935 |
Succeeded by Sir William Dobbie |
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1879 births
- 1950 deaths
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Army generals of World War II
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- People educated at Winchester College
- Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
