Archibald Cameron (British Army officer)
Sir Archibald Cameron | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 August 1870 |
| Died | 18 June 1944 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1890–1937 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 4th Division Scottish Command |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir Archibald Rice Cameron of Locheil GBE KCB CMG (28 August 1870 – 18 June 1944) was a British Army General during the 1930s.
Military career
Educated at Haileybury College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Arichibald Cameron was commissioned into the Black Watch in 1890 and saw service in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.[2] He was Military Secretary to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope from 1904 to 1907.[2]
He served in the First World War and was wounded in action in 1917.[2] In 1922 he became General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District.[3]
In 1925 he was appointed Director of Staff Duties at the War Office moving on to be General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1927, a post he held until 1931.[2] He was appoined General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Scottish Command in 1933 and in 1936 also became Governor of Edinburgh Castle; he retired in 1937.[2]
Family
Archibald Cameron never married.[1]
References
- ^ a b The Peerage.com
- ^ a b c d e Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1925
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1870 births
- 1944 deaths
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Black Watch officers
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- British Army generals
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Army personnel of World War I