commands death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date nickname rank article_title name
2nd infantry brigade 144th infantry brigade battalion , argyll and sutherland highlanders 12th indian 1987 poona , india united kingdom distinguished cross and bar service order order of the british empire military first world war 1895 busty brigadier ian macalister stewart
 ian macalister stewart
ian macalister stewart

ian macalister stewart , 13th laird of achnacone -lrb- 1895 - 1987 -rrb- dso obe was a british army officer , serving during both the first and second world wars .
known for his eccentric training methods , he commanded the second battalion of the argyll and sutherland highlanders , which participated in the malayan campaign and the battle of singapore during the second world war .
