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M.C. John Ewing
A British Army officer and military historian, he is best remembered for chronicling the 9th (Scottish) Division’s service in the First World War. His writing carries the authority of someone who knew soldiering firsthand and wanted to preserve the division’s record in full.
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The history of the 9th (Scottish) Division, 1914-1919
by M.C. John Ewing
About the author
John Ewing is identified in modern library and ebook records as John Ewing, M.C. (1883–1934). The initials after his name refer to the Military Cross, and the title page of his best-known book describes him as Brevet-Major, late 6th K.O.S.B. — the 6th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers.
He is best known for The History of the 9th (Scottish) Division, 1914-1919, first published in London by John Murray in 1921. The book is a detailed account of the division’s wartime service on the Western Front and afterward in the occupation of the Rhineland, combining operational history with a strong sense of remembrance.
Although biographical details about his life seem limited in widely available sources, the surviving record makes clear that Ewing wrote from close military experience rather than from a distance. That gives his work its lasting appeal: it is both a historical document and a tribute to the men whose service he set out to preserve.