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David Maitland Maitland-Titterton (1904 – 1988) was a Scottish
British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
officer and
officer of arms An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or Sovereign state, state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions: * to control and initiate coat of arms, armorial matters; * to arrange and participate in ceremo ...
. Maitland-Titterton was a commissioned officer in the
Ayrshire Yeomanry The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry was a Regiment of the British Yeomanry and is now an armoured Squadron of the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry (SNIY), part of the British Army Reserve. It is the Lowlands of Scotland's only Royal A ...
and retired with the honorary rank of major in 1964. He was an officer of arms in the
Court of the Lord Lyon The Court of the Lord Lyon (the Lyon Court) is a standing court of law, based in New Register House in Edinburgh, which regulates heraldry in Scotland. The Lyon Court maintains the register of grants of arms, known as the Public Register of All A ...
, serving as
Falkland Pursuivant Falkland Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon. The title was first mentioned in 1493 and it is derived from the Royal Palace of the same name located in Fife. The title is often used for a Pursuivan ...
from 1969 to 1971,
Ormond Pursuivant Ormond Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary (also spelt Ormonde) is a current Scottish pursuivant of arms in Ordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon. The office was probably instituted around the same time as the creation of James Stewart, second son ...
from 1971 to 1982 and
Marchmont Herald Marchmont Herald of Arms is a current Scottish herald of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon (there are six herald titles but only three heralds at any one time) The office was first mentioned in 1438, and the title is derived from the royal ...
between 1982 and his death in 1988.The Court of the Lord Lyon: Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary
Retrieved 26 November 2022.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maitland-Titterton, David Maitland 1904 births 1988 deaths Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry officers Scottish officers of arms