Ian
Firstname
Fraser
Middle Name
Hossack
Surname
Date of Birth
School Years:
Date of Death:
1907 - 16
Family
Father: Dr.J. F. C. Hossack who was Mayor of Ipswich in 1928. He had a younger brother.
Married Heather Margaret McEwen in 1931 by whom he had a son and daughter. After her death, he married Margaret Campbell
School Record
Prefect,Captain of Gym, Champion of the Bath, Vice-Captain of Football and Colour-Sergeant of the O. T. C.
Branch of Service:
Indian Army Skinners Horse
Service Number:
13350
Rank:
Decorations:
Service Record
Brigadier
DSO Mentioned in Despatches and Campaign Medals
Post War Career
He attended Sandhurst and was accepted for the Indian Army. He joined the 36th Jacob's Horse in France in 1917. The next year he saw service in Palestine and, at the end of the War, he went to India. In 1937, he took part in operations on the Noth West Frontier with the Scinde Horse and again, in 1939 with Skinners Horse. In WW2 he served in the Middle East in Eritrea, Abyssinia and Egypt. He was also in Cyprus and Persia. He was awarded the DSO and twice mentioned in despatches. His DSO and one of the Mentions in Despatches were in recognition of services in the Middle East between July and October 1941 and the other Mention in Despatches was for services in 1943 in Persia and Iraq. He was also twice wounded. When in 1941, he was appointed to command the Skinner's Horse, he was the youngest Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. From 1944, he was in Burma and he retired in 1947 as a Brigadier in the South Burma Area Command.
After retirement, he returned to Scotland and in 1948 he acted as Appeals Organiser to the Central council for Physical Recreation and in 1950 he was appointed Organiser to the South Edinburgh Unionist Association. He retained his life long interest in the School and unveiled the World War 11 memorial in the Chapel on July 3rd 1948 (see introductory photograph if him inspecting the Guard of Honour). He presented the Hossack House Cup for Athletics and was President of the O.I. Club in 1955.
Burial Information
Additional Information
Gazette notices for the DSO and one MID can be found at www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue35526/pages/1694 and 1696 dated 16/04/1942 and for the other MID in the supplement 36120 page 3526 for 05/08/1943.
There is a publication entitled "BALL OF FIRE the fifth Indian Division in the Second World War" by Anthony Bret-James in which Lt. Col Hossack has number of mentions.
There is an obituary in the O. I. Magazine for October 1968 page 45.
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