Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil
Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil | |
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| Born | 5 December 1911 Malta |
| Died | January 1990 (aged 78) Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
| Buried | Irongray Church |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1932–1962 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
| Relations | Major General George Carter-Campbell (father) |
Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Maclachlan Carter-Campbell of Possil (8th of Possil), OBE[1] (5 December 1911 – January 1990) was a senior British Army officer during the 1950s.[2]
Military career
Duncan Carter-Campbell was born on 5 December 1911 in Malta, the son of Major General George Carter-Campbell and Frances Elizabeth Ward. He was educated at Malvern College, Worcestershire.[3][4] He then entered Royal Military College, Sandhurst[5] in 1930,[6] and subsequently was commissioned into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)[7] in 1932.[8]
Campbell served with the regiment in India in 1937-38 and was promoted to the rank of captain in January 1940 and major in November 1941.[9]
In July 1943 Campbell was appointed second-in-command of the 12th Battalion and on its disbandment was posted to the 1st Battalion in Italy and fought at the battles of Anzio[10] and Monte Cassino.[11] On 14 August 1944 he was promoted to command the 1st Battalion where he fought in Nuremberg, Germany[12] in 1945.[13]
As a Staff Officer, Campbell was then posted to the British Middle East Land Forces to support operations in Palestine/Transjordan between 1945 and 1947.
At the end of the Second World War he served with the British Army of the Rhine from 1947 to 1948 under occupied Germany. In 1952 he went on to command the Cameronians 1st Battalion and, for services in Malaysia, was Mentioned in Despatches on 21 October 1952.[14] He also served in Bahrain and Trucial Oman.[15]
In 1958 Campbell 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 1962.[17]
Campbell was married to Margaret Elliot Davidson and had five children. He died in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in January 1990. He, his wife and two of their children are buried in the churchyard at Kirkpatrick Irongray Church, Kirkcudbrightshire.
References
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- ^ Ellis, Patricia (1990). Debrett's people of today. Debrett's Peerage Limited.
- ^ Christopher Malcolm Baynes, John (1989). The forgotten victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC. Brassey's. ISBN 9780080362694.
- ^ Beauclerk Dewar, Peter (2001). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. Burke's Peerage. ISBN 9780971196605.
- ^ 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. ISBN 9780971196605.
- ^ "The Sandhurst Collection Registers". RMA Sandhurst. 1930. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012.
- ^ Christopher Malcolm Baynes, John (1987). Morale: a study of men and courage. Avery. ISBN 9780895292780.
- ^ Ellis, Patricia (1989). Debrett's Distinguished People of Today. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781870520027.
- ^ Baynes, John (1971). The History of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).: The close of Empire, 1948–1968. Cassell. ISBN 9780304937455.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Barclay, C. N. (1947). The History of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).: The close of Empire, 1948–1968. Cassell.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Harry H. Story; Cyril Nelson Barclay; Samuel Henry Fergus Johnston (1961). Volume 2 of The History of the Cameronians. Gale & Polden. ISBN 9780304937455.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ 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. ISBN 9789679785319.
- ^ Frost, John (1991). Nearly there: some memoirs. Leo Cooper. ISBN 9780850522327.
- ^ Raj (Dato'), J. J. (2007). The struggle for Malaysian independence. MPH Group Pub. ISBN 9789833698110.
- ^ "Old-Malvernians Association". 1990. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
- ^ The Possil Estate Lanarkshire. General Books. 2010. ISBN 9781156197653.