James Farish Malcolm Fawcett (born 1856[1]) was an English cavalry officer of the 5th Lancers.
[3][4][5] In 1878, a cadet of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he became a second lieutenant in the 18th Hussars.
[4] Fawcett served in the defence of Ladysmith 1899–1900 during the Second Boer War, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and was wounded on 22 December 1899.
He entered the game record books for a nilgai from Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
[8] Fawcett lived at Peckleton House, Hinckley, Leicestershire,[9] and was married on 20 October 1888 to Caroline Agar-Ellis (1866–1891), daughter of Leopold Agar-Ellis, 5th Viscount Clifden.