U.S. 7th Fleet as it began bombarding the invasion beaches at Luzon and minesweeping the Lingayen Gulf. Twenty-nine kamikaze hit 15 ships and Lumsden was killed by one while on the bridge of the battleship , becoming the most senior British Army combat casualty of the Second World War. Lumsden was the subject of obituaries in Time Magazine and in the Times. References Bibliography External links Biography of Lumsden British Army Officers 1939−1945 Generals of World War II |- |- |- |- |- 1897 births 1945 deaths People from Santiago British Army personnel of World War I British Army generals of World War II British Army personnel killed in World War II Companions of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Recipients of the Military Cross People educated at Eton College Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Royal Horse Artillery officers 12th Royal Lancers officers Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley British Army lieutenant generals Academics of the Staff College, Camberley