George Macarthur-Onslow

Brigadier General
George Macarthur-Onslow
CMG, DSO, VD
Brigadier General George Macarthur-Onslow CMG, DSO, VD
Chairman of Wollondilly Shire Council
	In office; 15 June 1906 – 3 December 1906
1st Shire President of Wollondilly
	In office; 3 December 1906 – 11 January 1907
Succeeded by	John Edward Moore
	In office; 10 December 1926 – 12 September 1931
Preceded by	Edgar Henry Kirk Downes
Succeeded by	George Joseph Spearing
Personal details
Born	2 May 1875; Camden, Colony of New South Wales
Died	12 September 1931 (aged 56); Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Awards	CMG, DSO, Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration; Mentioned in Despatches (2); Commander of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1895–1931
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	1st Cavalry Division (1927–31); 5th Light Horse Brigade (1918); 7th Light Horse Regiment (1915–18); 9th Light Horse Regiment (1912–14)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign; Sinai and Palestine Campaign Battle of Romani; Battle of Beersheba; Battle of Jerusalem; First Transjordan attack on Amman; Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt; Capture of Damascus; ;

Brigadier General George MacLeay Macarthur-Onslow, CMG, DSO, VD (2 May 1875 – 12 September 1931) was an Australian grazier and army officer who commanded light horse units during the First World War.

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