MacEwan, Malcolm (1895-1980 : medical graduate and medical practitioner : University of Glasgow, Scotland)

Malcolm MacEwan was born on the Isle of Harris, Scotland, in 1894 and was educated at the Nicholson Institute, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. He joined the Ross Mountain Battery in 1912 and served during the First World War, fighting at Gallipoli in 1915 . He was commissioned in 1916. In 1918 he joined the 47 Squadron Royal Flying Corps and became a pilot. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and was mentioned in Despatches.

After the First World War he joined the volunteer army in South Russia and was awarded the Order of St George ( Russia) and was again mentioned in Despatches. He left the service with the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal 1914-1920, and the Allied Victory Medal. In 1919 he became a medical student at the University of Glasgow and graduated with an MB ChB in 1924.

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