| Sir John MacMillan | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1932 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1953 - 1991 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held |
1st Bn the Gordon Highlanders 39th Infantry Brigade Eastern District General Officer Commanding Scotland |
| Battles/wars | Operation Banner |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Sir John Richard Alexander MacMillan KCB CBE (born 8 February 1932) was General Officer Commanding Scotland.
Military career[]
Born the son of General Sir Gordon MacMillan and educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, MacMillan was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1953.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn the Gordon Highlanders in 1971[1] and Commander of 39th Infantry Brigade, a unit permanently stationed in Northern Ireland, in 1977.[1] He became General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1982, Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 1984 and General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1988.[1] He retired in 1991.[1]
In 1995 he became Chairman of the Erskine Hospital in Renfrewshire.[2]
Family[]
He married Belinda Webb: they went on to have one son and two daughters.[1]
References[]
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