Major General Sir John Emilius Laurie, 6th Baronet, CBE, DSO & Bar, DL (12 August 1892 − 10 January 1983) was a British Army officer.
[5] Serving in the First World War in France,[6] he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1916, the citation for which reads: For conspicuous gallantry in action.
At a critical time he rallied men of various units who were without leaders, did fine work consolidating the position and helped to repel a bomb attack.
The bar's citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry near Avesnes- le-Sec on the 15th October, 1918, when one of the companies under his command was driven back by heavy machine-gun and rifle fire, thus exposing a flank.
On 25th October, near Famars, he made a personal reconnaissance under heavy fire, reorganised the troops on their original front line, and so consolidated the position securely.