Brigadier General Lachlan Chisholm Wilson

Brigadier General Lachlan Chisholm Wilson has been described as the least known distinguished soldier in Queensland.

Studio portrait L.C. Wilson, 1914

His leadership of the unmounted Regiment on Gallipoli earned him the C.M.G. He was a commander who remained cool throughout the ill-fated campaign and led his men with authority and skill. The Evacuation of Gallipoli however, was not the end of this soldiers' war.

Leaders of the Australian Light Horse in Palestine, 1918 AWM: ART09557

Staff of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade 1918, left to right, back row: Lieutenants Hammond & Barker; front row: Brigadier General Lachlan Chisholm Wilson, Captain Lyall. AWM: P01541.004

Nellie Grant Wilson, with their children

Further reading:

• NAA: Wilson, Lachlan Chisholm
• 7725 L.C.Wilson Photograph Collection 1880-1950
• OM74-16 Lachlan Chisholm Wilson Papers 1916-1940
• OM75-92 Lachlan Chisholm Wilson Papers 1914-1919
• History of the Fifth Light Horse Regiment by H. Wetherall
• Narrative of operations of Third Light Horse Brigade by L.C. Wilson
• From law to war : the life of Brigadier General Lachlan Wilson of the Light Horse by Robert Likeman

Marg Powell
QANZAC 100 Content Technician
State Library of Queensland