Edmund Hakewill-Smith

Sir Edmund Hakewill-Smith
Sir Edmund Hakewill-Smith
Born	17 March 1896; Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Died	15 April 1986 (aged 90); Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1915–1949
Rank	Major General
Service number	13379
Unit	Royal Scots Fusiliers
Commands held	Lowland District (1946–48); 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division (1943–46); 155th Infantry Brigade (1943); 157th Infantry Brigade (1941–42); 4th/5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (1940–41); 5th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment (1940)
Battles/wars	First World War; Russian Civil War; Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order; Companion of the Order of the Bath; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Military Cross; Mentioned in Despatches (2); Commander with Star of the Royal Order of St. Olav (Norway); Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)

Major General Sir Edmund Hakewill-Smith, KCVO, CB, CBE, MC (17 March 1896 – 15 April 1986) was a senior British Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars.

Sir Edmund Hakewill-Smith
Born	(1896-03-17)17 March 1896 Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Died	15 April 1986(1986-04-15) (aged 90) Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1915–1949
Rank	Major General
Service number	13379
Unit	Royal Scots Fusiliers
Commands held	Lowland District (1946–48) 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division (1943–46) 155th Infantry Brigade (1943) 157th Infantry Brigade (1941–42) 4th/5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (1940–41) 5th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment (1940)
Battles/wars	First World War Russian Civil War Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) Commander with Star of the Royal Order of St. Olav (Norway) Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)