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Born 1902; educated at Wellington College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst; commissioned into the King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1923; served with 2 Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers, in Egypt, Hong Kong, Shanghai and India, 1923-1932; Lt, 1925; Adjutant, 2 Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1929-1932; transferred to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) and promoted Capt, 1935; temporary Staff Capt, Malta, 1935-1936; graduated from Staff College, Camberley, 1938; General Staff Officer 3, Scottish Command, 1939; served in World War Two, 1939-1945; Maj, 1940; Bde Maj, 154 Bde, 51 (Highland) Div, France, 1940; awarded OBE, 1940; temporary Lt Col, 1941; Commanding Officer, 6 Bn, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's), converted into 93 Anti-tank Regt, Royal Artillery, Tunisia, 1942-1943; Commanding Officer, 8 Bn, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's), Tunisia, Sicily and Italy, 1943; awarded DSO, 1943; commanded 17 Indian Bde, 8 Indian Div, Italy, 1943-1944; temporary Brig, 1944; awarded Bar to DSO, 1944; commanded 167 (London) Bde, 56 Div, Italy, 1944-1946; awarded CBE, 1945; commanded 130 Bde, Germany, 1946; commanded 13 Bde, Trieste, 1946-1947; Deputy Director of Military Training, War Office, 1948-1950; Second in Command, 51 (Highland) Div, 1950-1952; Maj Gen, 1953; General Officer Commanding 51 (Highland) Div and Highland District, 1952-1956; awarded CB, 1954; Col, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1954-1961; retired 1956; Councillor, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire County Council, 1958-1967; President, Dumfries and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 1962-1965; Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries, 1962-1967; Member of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1965-1967; Member of the British Society of Dowsers, 1966-1975; died 1996. Publications: Dowsing, one man's way (Spearman, Jersey, 1977)