Major General McDonald Battle Dress

[Bob Hritz]

I bought a collection this weekend with a number of British officer uniforms. This is a post-WWII battledress named to Major General McDonald. I wonder if this would be R.C 'Mac" MacDonald. The awards and insignia would fit, I believe.

Non hritz

[Bob Hritz]

Shoulders

[Bob Hritz]

Sir MacDonals, I should say.

Bob Hritz

[Bob Hritz]

The buttons on the major general's collar tabs are QEII. I believe he was an honorary colonel.

[Bob Hritz]

Is there any way to attribute this tunic to a general MacDonald when the name tag reads McDonald? I do not know if the Mc is a proper abbreviation for Mac.

Bob Hritz

[Robert Shoaf]

Is there any way to attribute this tunic to a general MacDonald when the name tag reads McDonald? I do not know if the Mc is a proper abbreviation for Mac.

Bob Hritz

I looked up R.C. McDonald in my 1938 & 1952 Army Lists. Listed are plenty of both McDonalds and MacDonalds. The only R. McDonald listed was in the Royal Warwickshire Regt., not, of course, a Scottish unit.
Could his last name be spelled MacDonald?

Bob Shoaf

[Bob Hritz]

The name label has it spelled MCDONALD. I am wondering if this is a common error for MacDonald. I think it would be correct battledress for General R.C. 'Mac" MacDonald, if the spelling error is a common one.

Bob Hritz

[AB64]

38523 is J F M MacDonald - if you stick 38523 MacDonald in the London Gazette search engine you get 17 hits - I only glanced at one but it'd suggest taking the time to trawl through them and see a bit more of his career and decorations.

Alistair

[Bob Hritz]

Thank you all, especially Alistair. You have made my day!

Bob hritz

[Bob Hritz]

Would the tartan trousers be proper for this battledress tunic?

Bob Hritz

[paddywhack]

the key here is the forgien awards!if you can find them announced in the london gazzete then you can match them to your guys ribbon bar!that how on another forum i had 3 ribbons bars ID;ed to the same admiral!il take a look myself tonight if i get a chance!

[peter monahan]

Here's the address for the Museum of the Royal Regiment of Fusileers, which of course includes history of the Warwicks, now a battalion of the RRF.

http://www.warwickfusiliers.co.uk/pa...ld_cb_dso_obe/

[Robert Shoaf]

Would the tartan trousers be proper for this battledress tunic?

Bob Hritz

In all of the photos that I've seen, in many, many books, tartan trews were not worn with the battledress tunic; only with the Scottish cut khaki dress tunic, or dark blue undress tunic, both with the cutaway Scottish skirts.

Bob Shoaf

[Bob Hritz]

Thank you, Robert. I wanted to make sure the tartan went with the King's Own Scottish Borderers 4 pocket major's tunic. The tartan pattern on the MacDonald battledress is the same pattern.

Bob Hritz

[paddywhack]

i think its a tunic to Major General John Frederick Matheson MacDonald the Kings own Scottish borders

so far i found the legion of merit C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E on the London gazette,he was in Normandy(so that would tie in with the France Germany star)and Korea,so i reckon its him

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/MACDONALD2.shtml

il see if i cant find the other 2 but the London gazette is a pure nightmare to use!
i also inverted the colours of the name tag and can only see MacDonald but i still thinks its your man!

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issu...pplements/5767 (his legion of merit gazette entry!)