GB 0099 KCLMA Scotter - SCOTTER, Gen Sir William Norman Roy (1922-1981)

1/2 box or 0.005 cubic metres

GB 0099 KCLMA Scotter Created 1953-1981 Collection (fonds) 1/2 box or 0.005 cubic metres

Born 1922; educated at St Bees School, Cumberland; served in ranks, Scots Guards, 1941-1942; Royal Military Academy, Dehra Dun, India, 1942; commissioned into 7 Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army, 1942; temporary Capt, 1943-1944; Lt, 1944; served in Burma, 1944-1945; temporary Maj, 1945; awarded MC, 1945; transferred to 2 Bn, Border Regt, 1946-1947; 1 Bn, 2 Gurkha Rifles, Malaya, 1948-1951; Capt, 1949; graduated from Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, 1951; NATO Northern Flank, Norway, 1952-1954; 1 Bn, Border Regt, 1954-1956; Maj, 1956; Headquarters, 6 Bde, 1956-1958; attended Joint Services Staff College, 1959; Instructor, Staff College, Camberley, 1960-1963; brevet Lt Col, 1962; Ministry of Defence, 1963-1965; awarded OBE, 1965; Commanding Officer, 1 Bn, King's Own Royal Border Regt, 1965-1967; Brig, 1967; commanded 19 Infantry Bde, 1967-1969; National Defence College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1969-1970; Maj Gen, 1970; Chief of Staff to Gen Sir (Richard) Michael (Power) Carver, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, 1970-1972; appointed Col of the King's Own Royal Border Regt, 1971; Chief of Staff, Headquarters UK Land Forces, 1972; Director of Military Operations, Ministry of Defence, 1972-1975; Lt Gen, 1975; created KCB, 1975; Vice Chief of the General Staff, 1975-1978; Col Commandant, Army Physical Training Corps, 1976-1981; Gen, 1978; Commander-in-Chief, British Army of the Rhine and Commander, Northern Army Group, West Germany, 1978-1980; Aide de Camp General to the Queen, 1980- 1981; died 1981.

Presented to the Centre by the family in 1982.

Copies of papers, 1953-1981, including typescript article by Scotter entitled 'Streamlining the Infantry Division', 1953; three typescript articles by Scotter, 'Streamlining the Infantry Division' [1954], 'Tactics in nuclear war' 1955, and 'Unification-Management and Command' 1970; typescript notes for Joint Services Staff College Exercise GAZETTE, 1959; typescript essay by Scotter on future options for global deployment of British forces, Staff College Camberley Bertrand Stewart essay competition, 1961; correspondence with Maj Gen Terence Douglas Herbert McMeekin, General Officer Commanding 3 Div, on Army relations with civilians, 1968; correspondence with Gen Sir John Mogg, General Officer Commanding in Chief Army Strategic Command, on future planning for Army administration, 1969; typescript memorandum entitled 'Needs for Canadian forces', 1970; correspondence with Maj I E Kerr, Royal Corps of Signals, 1976, on Scotter's command of 19 Infantry Bde (1967-1969); typescript texts of speeches, 1977-1981, including address as Vice Chief of the General Staff to the Director of Infantry's Conference, 1977, and speech made at Headquarters 1 (British) Corps Study Period, Bielefeld, West Germany, 1980; lecture text by Scotter on command and motivation, 1981, prepared as a Kermit Roosevelt lecture to be delivered shortly after his new appointment as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (DSACEUR), though Scotter died before taking office.

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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
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Decorations: KCB, OBE, MC
Apr 1998 Armed forces Bielefeld British Army Camberley Canadian Army England Europe Germany Germany FR Higher science education International relations Kerr , I E , fl 1962-1976 , Major McMeekin , Sir , Terence Douglas Herbert , 1918-1984 , Knight , Lieutenant General Military education Military engineering Military logistics Military organizations Mogg , Sir , Ian , b 1913 , Knight , General Nuclear warfare Organizations State security Surrey UK Warfare Western Europe West Germany London

Presented to the Centre by the family in 1982.

Copies of papers, 1953-1981, including typescript article by Scotter entitled 'Streamlining the Infantry Division', 1953; three typescript articles by Scotter, 'Streamlining the Infantry Division' [1954], 'Tactics in nuclear war' 1955, and 'Unification-Management and Command' 1970; typescript notes for Joint Services Staff College Exercise GAZETTE, 1959; typescript essay by Scotter on future options for global deployment of British forces, Staff College Camberley Bertrand Stewart essay competition, 1961; correspondence with Maj Gen Terence Douglas Herbert McMeekin, General Officer Commanding 3 Div, on Army relations with civilians, 1968; correspondence with Gen Sir John Mogg, General Officer Commanding in Chief Army Strategic Command, on future planning for Army administration, 1969; typescript memorandum entitled 'Needs for Canadian forces', 1970; correspondence with Maj I E Kerr, Royal Corps of Signals, 1976, on Scotter's command of 19 Infantry Bde (1967-1969); typescript texts of speeches, 1977-1981, including address as Vice Chief of the General Staff to the Director of Infantry's Conference, 1977, and speech made at Headquarters 1 (British) Corps Study Period, Bielefeld, West Germany, 1980; lecture text by Scotter on command and motivation, 1981, prepared as a Kermit Roosevelt lecture to be delivered shortly after his new appointment as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (DSACEUR), though Scotter died before taking office.

8 files

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.

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Decorations: KCB, OBE, MC

Decorations: KCB, OBE, MC

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