Frederick Lumsden

Frederick William Lumsden
Portrait by H. Donald Smith, 1920
Born(1872-12-14)14 December 1872
Faizabad, India
Died4 June 1918(1918-06-04) (aged 45)
Blairville, Arras, France
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1890–1918
RankBrigadier general
UnitRoyal Marine Artillery
Commands14th Infantry Brigade
No. 1 Howitzer Battery, Royal Marine Artillery
Royal Marine Artillery Howitzer Brigade
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsVictoria Cross
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Three Bars
Mentioned in Despatches (4)
Croix de Guerre (Belgium)

Brigadier-General Frederick William Lumsden, VC, CB, DSO & Three Bars (14 December 1872 – 4 June 1918) was a British officer in Royal Marine Artillery and during the First World War. During his service he was decorated four times for valorous service and saw action in several major campaigns before he was killed just months before the war's end in June 1918. Amongst his decorations was the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry to British or Commonwealth troops. He was also the first of seven British officers to be awarded the DSO four times in the First World War.