Robin Carnegie
Lua error in Module:Infobox at line 235: malformed pattern (missing ']'). 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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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding the 3rd Division 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by Michael Walsh |
| Preceded by | Military Secretary 1978–1980 |
Succeeded by Sir Roland Guy |
