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He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 14 April 1966 [6] and was made commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards in 1966, a position he held until 1969. He was promoted to colonel on 30 June 1971. [7] From 1971 to 1973 he served as Colonel of the Scots Guards, then later as Defence and Military Attaché to Athens between 1975 and 1978.
A. George Abercromby, 3rd Baron Abercromby; Sir George Abercromby, 8th Baronet; Alastair Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair; Guy Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny
The Scots Guards (SG) ... After 1986 a Lieutenant Colonel was appointed, but in 1989 the role was retitled Regimental Lieutenant Colonel; this was an honorary ...
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On handing over the colonelcy, the duke said: “Serving as Colonel of the Scots Guards since 1974, the longest anyone has spent in this role, has been a true honour and one which will forever ...
Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph "Bill" Stirling of Keir (9 May 1911 – 1 January 1983) was a Scottish officer of the British Army who served during the Second World War. Initially joining the Special Operations Executive , he would go on to command No. 62 Commando and then the 2nd Special Air Service (2 SAS).
In 1963 he was appointed to command 4th Guards Brigade Group, [1] promoted to brigadier on 9 February 1966, [4] and appointed to command the 4th Division in 1967. [ 1 ] Erskine-Crum was appointed co-ordinator of the Imperial Defence College on 15 October 1969, [ 5 ] and Chief Army Instructor there on 1 February 1970. [ 6 ]
The only son of Lt. Col. Eric Surtees Scott, and Great-Grandson of John Scott, the 3rd Earl of Eldon, Scott received his formal education at Bradfield College in Berkshire, [1] and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He received a commission into the Scots Guards Regiment in 1960. [2]