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|name=Donald Kenneth McLeod<br />
|birth_date=19 June 1885<br />
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|death_date=25 October 1958<br />
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|allegiance= [[United Kingdom]]<br />
|serviceyears= 1904–1942<br />
|servicenumber=24126<br />
|rank= [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]]<br />
|branch= [[British Indian Army]]<br />
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|awards=[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]]<br />[[Companion of the Order of the Bath]]<br />[[Distinguished Service Order]]<br />
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[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]] '''Sir (Donald) Kenneth McLeod''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCIE|CB|DSO|DL}} (19 June 1885 – 25 October 1958) was a [[British Indian Army]] [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]].<br />
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==Military career==<br />
McLeod was commissioned into the Indian Army on 29 November 1904.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27765|date=17 February 1905|page=1208}}</ref> He earned recognition with his appointment as a companion of the [[Distinguished Service Order]] in the [[1917 New Year Honours]] during the [[World War I|First World War]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29886|date=29 December 1916|page=24|supp=y}}</ref><br />
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He became commanding officer Guides Cavalry in India in 1928, commander of the [[4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade]] in 1933 and commander of the [[1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade]] in 1934.<ref name=generalsdk>{{cite web|url=http://generals.dk/general/McLeod/Donald_Kenneth/Great_Britain.html|title=McLeod, Donald Kenneth|publisher=Generals.dk|accessdate=27 May 2020}}</ref> He went on to be Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General, [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]], India in 1937 and, having been appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] on 11 May 1937,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34396|date=11 May 1937|page=3079|supp=y}}</ref> he became General Officer Commanding [[Burma Command]] in January 1939 before retiring in 1942.<ref name=generalsdk/><br />
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He was appointed a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in the [[1942 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35399|date=30 December 1941|page=6|supp=y}}</ref><br />
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He became a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] for [[Inverness-shire]] in 1955.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=17301|date=24 June 1955|page=396|city=e}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*{{cite book| first=Nick| last=Smart| title=Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War| isbn=1844150496| year=2005| location=Barnesley| publisher=Pen & Sword}}<br />
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