10 Facts About James Marshall-Cornwall

James Marshall-Cornwall later passed the Civil Service Commission examination as a first-class German interpreter, the first of the eleven interpreterships he was to gain.

James Marshall-Cornwall passed as first-class interpreter in French, Norwegian, Swedish, Hollander Dutch, and Italian.

James Marshall-Cornwall was decorated with the Military Cross in 1915, the Distinguished Service Order and the French Legion d'Honneur, both in 1917, the Belgian Ordre de la Couronne and Croix de Guerre in 1918 and the American Distinguished Service Medal in 1919.

In 1934, after two years as commander of the 51st Highland division, Royal Artillery, based at Perth, Scotland, Marshall-Cornwall was promoted the rank of Major-General.

James Marshall-Cornwall spent the next four years travelling in Europe, India, and the United States, then two years in Cairo as head of the British military mission to Egypt.

James Marshall-Cornwall took over command of III Corps in England in June 1940 holding the post until November 1940.

James Marshall-Cornwall took over Western Command in November 1941, but was dismissed in the Autumn 1942 for going outside the proper channels to secure the safety of the Liverpool docks.

James Marshall-Cornwall spent the rest of the war with the Special Operations Executive and MI6, attempting to promote better relations between them.

James Marshall-Cornwall was president of the Royal Geographical Society.

James Marshall-Cornwall is buried on the spot where he fell, in an orchard near Cahaignes, Normandy.