Background
DICK-CUNYNGHAM, James Keith was born on March 28, 1877. 3rd son of late Sir Robert K. A. Dick Cunyngham.
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DICK-CUNYNGHAM, James Keith was born on March 28, 1877. 3rd son of late Sir Robert K. A. Dick Cunyngham.
Studied at Cheltenham College.
Educated at Cheltenham College, Dick-Cunyngham was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1898. He later served in the World War I briefly commanding 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade before being taken prisoner-of-war at Le Cornet Malo in Northern France in April 1918. After the War he became Assistant Adjutant General at the War Office.
He was appointed Commander of 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade again in 1927 and then took a tour as Brigadier-General on the General Staff at Southern Command in India before becoming General Officer Commanding 53rd (Welsh) Division in 1932.
His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 4th Division in June 1935 before he died in November 1935.
Spouse 1905, Alice Daisy, y.daughter of late Sir Harold Deane, Knight Commander of the Star of India