Lachlan Chisholm Wilson

Lachlan Chisholm Wilson
Major Lachlan Chisholm Wilson in 1914
Born(1871-07-11)11 July 1871
Logan River, Queensland
Died7 April 1947(1947-04-07) (aged 75)
New Farm, Queensland
Buried
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchAustralian Army
Years of service1899–1901
1904–1931
1941–1942
RankBrigadier General
Commands1st Cavalry Brigade (1929–31)
11th Infantry Brigade (1925–29)
3rd Light Horse Brigade (1917–19)
5th Light Horse Regiment (1915–17)
Battles / wars
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order[1]
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (5)
Croix de guerre (France)
Other workLawyer

Lachlan Chisholm Wilson, CB, CMG, DSO, VD (11 July 1871 – 7 April 1947) was a soldier and lawyer from Queensland, Australia. He was a brigadier general in the Australian Light Horse during the First World War.[2]

  1. ^ "No. 31093". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 55.
  2. ^ Hill, A. J. (1990). "Wilson, Lachlan Chisholm (1871–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 November 2014.