Military Records · dossier 04
Duncan Alwyn Macfarlane
Decorated collateral officer with a temporary Brigadier-General appointment
Publication status
Published with qualification
Identity and service
What the opened records establish
The Gazette records Major Duncan Alwyn Macfarlane’s DSO, Colonel D. A. Macfarlane’s temporary Brigadier-General rank and his later appointment as a Companion of the Order of the Bath while styled Colonel (temporary Brigadier-General).
- Life dates
- 1857–1941
- Service
- British Army · King’s Own Scottish Borderers
- Rank or role
- Colonel; temporary Brigadier-General
- Record period
- 1901–1915 documented honours and rank
- Service number
- Not used in the opened dossier
- Evidence confidence
- Qualified
Units and formations
- • King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Decorations and distinctions
- • Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
- • Companion of the Order of the Bath · Military Division
Name forms in the record
- • Duncan Alwyn Macfarlane
- • D. A. Macfarlane
- • Colonel Duncan Alwyn Macfarlane
Service chronology
Dated milestones linked to their evidence
- verified01
Appointed to the Distinguished Service Order
Major Duncan Alwyn Macfarlane, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, appears among the DSO appointments.
- verified02
Granted temporary Brigadier-General rank
Colonel D. A. Macfarlane, DSO, was granted the temporary rank of Brigadier-General.
- verified03
Appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath
Colonel (temporary Brigadier-General) Duncan Alwyn Macfarlane, DSO, was appointed CB in the Military Division.
Archival references
Identifiers and source register
Distinguished Service Order appointment, issue 27359, page 6314
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Temporary Brigadier-General rank, issue 28875, supplement page 6581
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Companion of the Order of the Bath, issue 29180, supplement page 5326
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Claims not carried into this dossier
- Complete documentary relationship path to Richard
Publication and rights boundaries
Claim boundary: His service record is primary-source supported, but the relationship remains collateral and qualified. He must not be described as Richard’s direct ancestor, a Major-General or Major James Macfarlane.
Rights boundary: No image is assigned without a separately verified sitter identity and reuse licence.