Sir Robin Carnegie | |
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Born | 22 June 1926 |
Died | 1 January 2011 | (aged 84)
Place of death | Salisbury Hospice |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1946–1982 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held |
The Queen's Own Hussars 11th Armoured Brigade 3rd Division |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Sir Robin Macdonald Carnegie KCB OBE DL (22 June 1926 – 1 January 2011) was a senior British Army officer who became Military Secretary. He died peacefully in Salisbury Hospice.
Military career[]
Educated at Rugby School, Carnegie was commissioned into the 7th Hussars in 1946.[1] He was made Commanding Officer of the The Queen's Own Hussars in 1967.[1] He went on to be Commander of 11th Armoured Brigade in 1971 and General Officer Commanding 3rd Division in 1974.[1] He became Chief of Staff at Headquarters British Army of the Rhine in 1976 and Military Secretary in 1978.[1] He went on to be Director-General of Army Training in 1981.[1]
He was also Colonel of the Queen's Own Hussars.[2]
Family[]
In 1955 he married Iona Sinclair, and then went on to have one son and two daughters and five grandchildren.[1]
References[]
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