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James Bruce Jardine (1870 – 17 March 1955) was a British soldier and diplomat. He earned the rank of Brigadier-General in the service of the

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Family life

Jardine was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1870 and was educated at

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and then the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. Jardine was the grandson of the explorer

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who traced the source of the

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; and he was named for that maternal ancestor. In December 1908, he married Agnes Sara Hargreaves Brown.Burke, John ''et al.'' (1914). His wife was the daughter of

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(Anglo-Australian genealogy website)

Career

Jardine joined the 5th Lancers in 1890 and saw active service in the

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, including the defence of Ladysmith and the sortie of 7 December 1899. He was appointed a

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in November 1900, for his actions in South Africa. In 1904, Captain Jardine was sent to

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to learn the

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. He and his superiors were anticipating what would become the

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. He was posted to the British legation as one of several

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s, including Captain

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, Captain

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and Captain Arthur Hart-Synnot. When the

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began, Jardine held the rank of Major. He commanded 97th Brigade of 32nd Division during the

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in 1916. In later life, Jardine was named Deputy Lieutenant ( DL) of

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, Scotland, and from 1952 an ensign in the

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Honours and awards

* CMG :

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- ''1917''. * DSO :

- ''29 November 1900'' - for services during the

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. * Japanese

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- ''1905''.

Notes

References

* Burke, John and Bernard Burke. (1914)
''Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage.''
London: Burke's Peerage Ltd
OCLC 2790692
* Debrett, John, Charles Kidd, David Williamson. (1990)
''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage.''
New York:

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