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James Walter Sandilands
A British Army officer and military historian, he is best known as the co-author of a detailed history of the 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. His writing brings the battalion's First World War experience into clear, firsthand focus.
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The History of the 7th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
by James Walter Sandilands, Norman MacLeod
About the author
Best known in print for The History of the 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, James Walter Sandilands wrote from unusually close experience. He was a senior British Army officer who served with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and later rose to the rank of major-general.
Born in 1874 and dying in 1959, Sandilands built a long military career that included service in late Victorian and early 20th-century campaigns, as well as senior command roles. That background gives his historical writing a practical, on-the-ground quality that can feel more immediate than a conventional regimental summary.
For audiobook listeners interested in military history, Sandilands offers a valuable insider's perspective: careful with detail, rooted in service, and closely connected to the men and unit whose story he helped preserve.