James "Buster" Sutherland Brown | |
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 Major-General A. C. MacDonell and staff officers, 1st Canadian Division, sometime in 1918. (Front row, from left to right): Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. R. Parsons, Brigadier-General H. C. Thacker, Major-General A. C. Macdonnell, Lieutenant-Colonel J. Sutherland Brown, Colonel H. P. Wright. (Back row, from left to right): Lieutenant-Colonel H. F. H. Hertzberg, Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel F. G. Scott, Lieutenant J. M. Macdonnell. | |
| Born | June 28, 1881 Simcoe, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 14, 1951 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service | Canadian Militia |
| Years of service | 1901-1936 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Unit | 39th Norfolk Rifles The Royal Canadian Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in dispatches (5) |
Brigadier General James "Buster" Sutherland Brown CMG DSO (June 28, 1881 – April 14, 1951) was a Canadian military officer best known for drafting Defence Scheme No. 1, a contingency war plan in 1921 to invade and occupy several American border cities. What is much less well known are Brown's substantial contributions in the area of planning and logistics during his service as a senior staff officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) on the Western Front during the First World War.