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Ernest Lewin | |
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| Born | 7 April 1879 |
| Died | 10 May 1950 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1900–1938 1939–1941 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Portsmouth Area (1939–40) 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division (1935–38) Malaya Command (1934–35) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Major General Ernest Ord Lewin, CB, CMG, DSO (7 April 1879 – 10 May 1950) was a senior British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding Malaya Command from 1934 to 1935.
Lewin was educated at Winchester College, for which he played cricket,[1] and King's College, Cambridge.[2] He was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery as a second lieutenant on 26 May 1900, and was promoted to lieutenant on 9 April 1902.[3] In his early career, he served as a Staff Officer in India and in the United Kingdom, before become an adjutant in 1914.[4]
Lewin served in the First World War as a General Staff Officer in France.[4] In 1918, during the North Russia intervention, he was chief of staff to Major-General Charles Maynard and served in the Murmansk area of Russia.[5]
In 1927 he was appointed Brigadier Royal Artillery at Aldershot Command and in 1934 he became General Officer Commanding Malaya Command.[4] He was made commander of the 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division in 1935 and retired in 1938.[4] He was re-employed during the Second World War as General Officer Commanding Portsmouth Area in 1939 and then as Major-General in Charge of Administration for Southern Command in 1940; he retired again in 1941.[4]
Lewin married and had one son and one daughter.[6]