The grave of David William Scott-Barrett, Dean Cemetery

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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

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and was commissioned into the

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in 1942.Debretts People of Today 1994 He served in

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with the 3rd Tank Battalion in North West Europe. In April 1945 he distinguished himself near

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by holding his position against determined

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tank and infantry counter-attacks and was awarded the

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for his actions."Obituary: Lt-Gen Sir David Scott-Barrett"
''The Daily Telegraph'', 5 January 2004 After the War he became a

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at HQ

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and in 1948 was appointed an

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to the

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. He served as a company commander with the 2nd Battalion of his Regiment during the

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. In 1961 he was made an instructor at the

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and in 1965 he became a General Staff Officer with 4th Division. He was made

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of 6th Infantry Brigade in 1967. In 1971 Scott-Barrett was appointed General Officer Commanding Eastern District and in 1973 he became Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin. He was appointed General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1976; he retired in 1979. In retirement he became a Director of Arbuthnot Securities. He died on 31 December 2004 and is buried in the northern extension to

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on Queensferry Road in Edinburgh. The grave faces north on the northmost path.

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.

References

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