Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil
Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil OBE | |
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Born |
1911 The Island of Malta |
Died |
1990 Dumfriesshire |
Buried at | Irongray Church |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1932 - 1962 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Commands held |
1st Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Winston Barracks, Lanark Buxtehude, Germany |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Relations |
Thomas Carter (Rt. Hon., M.P., Secretary of State and Master of the Rolls), Admiral John Carter, Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil, Major General Sir Archibald Campbell General George Carter-Campbell Willoughby Harcourt Carter General Sir James Campbell of Inverneill |
Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Maclachlan Carter-Campbell of Possil (8th of Possil) OBE[1] (1911–1990), son of Major-General George Tupper Campbell Carter-Campbell C.B., D.S.O,[2] was a British Army Colonel during the 1950s.[3]
Military career
Educated at Malvern College, Worcestershire[4] and then RMA Sandhurst[5] in 1930,[6] Duncan Carter-Campbell was commissioned into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)[7] in 1932.[8]
He served in India with the Battalion before the war,[9] He served during the Second World War at the battles of Anzio[10] and Monte Cassino,[11] Italy and Nuremberg, Germany[12] in 1945.[13] He went on to command the 1st Battalion between 1952 and 1955.[14] He also served in Bahrain, Trucial Oman and Malaysia.[15] In 1958 he became Secretary to the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Scottish command and Governor of Edinburgh Castle; Lieutenant-General Sir George Collingwood.[16] He was the Director Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo before retiring in 1961.[17]
See also
- Carter-Campbell of Possil
- General Carter-Campbell
- The Possil Estate, Lanarkshire
- Covenanter
- Cameronian
References
- ↑ Taylor, Alister (1995). Honoured by the Queen: recipients of honours. Belgravia.
- ↑ Christopher Malcolm Baynes, John (1989). The forgotten victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC. Brassey's.
- ↑ Ellis, Patricia (1990). Debrett's people of today. Debrett's Peerage Limited.
- ↑ Beauclerk Dewar, Peter (2001). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. Burke's Peerage.
- ↑ Beauclerk Dewar, Peter (2001). Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain: together with members of the titled and non-titled contemporary establishment. Burke's Peerage.
- ↑ "The Sandhurst Collection Registers". RMA Sandhurst. 1930.
- ↑ Christopher Malcolm Baynes, John (1987). Morale: a study of men and courage. Avery.
- ↑ Ellis, Patricia (1989). Debrett's Distinguished People of Today. Palgrave Macmillan.
- ↑ Baynes, John (1971). "The History of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).: The close of Empire, 1948-1968". Volume 4. Cassell.
- ↑ Barclay, C. N. (1947). "The History of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).: The close of Empire, 1948-1968". Volume 4. Cassell.
- ↑ Harry H. Story; Cyril Nelson Barclay; Samuel Henry Fergus Johnston (1961). Volume 2 of The History of the Cameronians. Gale & Polden.
- ↑ S H F. JOHNSTON (1957). History of the Cameronians Vol 1 1689-1910. s..n.
- ↑ Raj (Dato'), J. J. (1995). The war years and after: a personal account of historical relevance. Pelanduk Publications.
- ↑ Frost, John (1991). Nearly there: some memoirs. Leo Cooper.
- ↑ Raj (Dato'), J. J. (2007). "The struggle for Malaysian independence". MPH Group Pub.
- ↑ "Old-Malvernians Association". 1990.
- ↑ The Possil Estate Lanarkshire. General Books. 2010.