David Scott-Barrett

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Sir David Scott-Barrett
Born16 December 1922
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
The grave of David William Scott-Barrett, Dean Cemetery

Lieutenant General Sir David William Scott-Barrett KBE MC (16 December 1922 − 31 December 2003) was General Officer Commanding Scotland.

Military career

The son of Brigadier Hugh Scott-Barrett, Judge Advocate General of the Army of the Rhine, who was later ordained, David Scott-Barrett was educated at

commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1942.[1] He served in World War II with the 3rd Tank Battalion in North West Europe.[1] In April 1945 he distinguished himself near Lüneburg by holding his position against determined German tank and infantry counter-attacks and was awarded the Military Cross for his actions.[2]

After the War he became a

General Staff Officer at HQ Guards Division and in 1948 was appointed an equerry to the Duke of Gloucester.[2] He served as a company commander with the 2nd Battalion of his Regiment during the Malayan Emergency.[2] In 1961 he was made an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley[2] and in 1965 he became a General Staff Officer with 4th Division.[2] He was made Commander of 6th Infantry Brigade in 1967.[2]

In 1971 Scott-Barrett was appointed

Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1976; he retired in 1979.[1]

In retirement he became a Director of

He died on 31 December 2004 and is buried in the northern extension to Dean Cemetery on Queensferry Road in Edinburgh. The grave faces north on the northmost path.[3]

Family

He married Marie Elise Morris in 1948; they had three sons. Following the death of his first wife he married Judith Rogerson Waring in 1992, who survived him.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Debretts People of Today 1994
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Obituary: Lt-Gen Sir David Scott-Barrett", The Daily Telegraph, 5 January 2004
  3. ^ "David Scott-Barrett". WW2 Gravestone. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by GOC Eastern District
1971−1973
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commandant, British Sector in Berlin
1973−1975
Succeeded by
Preceded by GOC Scotland
1976−1979
Succeeded by