Regimental Career
He was educated at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh, and then at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Royal Scots as a second lieutenant on 16 December 1949, after leaving Sandhurst, and posted to the 1st Battalion. He was promoted to lieutenant on 16 December 1951, and briefly saw service at the end of the Korean War. He then travelled with the battalion to the Middle East, where he was promoted to captain on 16 December 1955. After service with the British Army of the Rhine, he studied at the Defence Services Staff College in India from 1960-1961.
He was then posted to staff duties at the Ministry of Defence until 1964, when he attended the Joint Services Staff College. Whilst at the Ministry of Defence, he was promoted to major on 16 December 1962. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1965 New Year Honours.
He was Brigade Major of the Aden Brigade during the Aden Emergency in 1967, where he was Mentioned in Despatches. He then returned to staff duties at the Ministry of Defence, receiving his promotion to lieutenant-colonel on 31 December 1968, and was appointed as commanding officer of 1st Battalion Royal Scots in 1969, a post he held until 1971. During his time in command, the battalion made a number of short tours to Northern Ireland. He was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1971 New Year Honours.
He was then appointed to the staff at the Staff College, Camberley, and promoted to colonel on 30 June 1972.
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