Scottish Command or Army Headquarters Scotland (from 1972) is a

command Command may refer to: Computing * Command (computing), a statement in a computer language * COMMAND.COM, the default operating system shell and command-line interpreter for DOS * Command key, a modifier key on Apple Macintosh computer keyboards * ...

of the

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 ...

History

Early history

Great Britain was divided into

military district Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...

s on the outbreak of war with France in 1793. The Scottish District was commanded by the Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. In January 1876 a ‘Mobilization Scheme for the forces in Great Britain and Ireland’ was published, with the ‘Active Army’ divided into eight army corps based on the District Commands. 8th Corps was to be formed within Scottish Command, based at

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

. This scheme disappeared in 1881, when the districts were retitled ‘District Commands.

Early twentieth century

The 1901 Army Estimates introduced by

St John Brodrick William St John Fremantle Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton, KP, PC, DL (14 December 185613 February 1942), styled as St John Brodrick until 1907 and as Viscount Midleton between 1907 and 1920, was a British Conservative and Irish Unionist Alli ...

allowed for six army corps based on six regional commands. As outlined in a paper published in 1903,

VI Corps 6 Corps, 6th Corps, Sixth Corps, or VI Corps may refer to: France * VI Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry formation of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VI Corps (Grande Armée), a formation of the Imperial French army du ...

was to be formed in a reconstituted Scottish Command, with HQ at Edinburgh. Lieutenant General Sir Charles Tucker was appointed acting General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOCinC) of VI Corps in April 1903. Scottish Command was established in 1905 at

Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock (Edinburgh), Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. ...

but moved to

Craigiehall Craigiehall is a late-17th-century country house, which until 2015 served as the Headquarters of the British Army in Scotland. It is located close to Cramond, around west of central Edinburgh, Scotland. Craigiehall was designed by Sir Willia ...

in 1955.

First World War

Army Order No 324, issued on 21 August 1914, authorised the formation of a 'New Army' of six Divisions, manned by volunteers who had responded to

Earl Kitchener Earl Kitchener, of Khartoum and of Broome in the County of Kent, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1914 for the famous soldier Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum. He had alread ...

's appeal (hence the First New Army was known as 'K1'). Each division was to be under the administration of one of the Home Commands, and Scottish Command formed what became the

9th (Scottish) Division The 9th (Scottish) Division, was an infantry division of the British Army during the First World War, one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War. A ...

. It was followed by 15th (Scottish) Division of K2 in September 1914. The

64th (2nd Highland) Division The 64th (2nd Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised during the Great War. The division was formed in late 1914 as a second-line Territorial Force formation which served on home defence duties throughout the war. ...

was established in the Command by 1915 after the departure of

51st (Highland) Division The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915 to 1918. The division was raised in 1908, upon the creation of the Territorial Force, as ...

for France.

Second World War

In September 1939 consisted of Highland Area with

9th (Highland) Infantry Division The 9th (Highland) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army, formed just prior to the start of the Second World War. In March 1939, after the re-emergence of Germany as a significant military power and its occupation of C ...

and

51st (Highland) Infantry Division The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915 to 1918. The division was raised in 1908, upon the creation of the Territorial Force, as ...

, and Lowland Area with

15th (Scottish) Infantry Division The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that served during the Second World War. It was raised on 2 September 1939, the day before war was declared, as part of the Territorial Army (TA) and served in ...

and

52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division The 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was originally formed as the Lowland Division, in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. It later became the 52nd (Lowland) Division in 1915. The 52nd (Lowland ...

, plus other troops.Leo Niehorster
Scottish Command
Retrieved December 2008 By 1940 during the

Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (german: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defende ...

the command was responsible to

Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces was a senior officer in the British Army during the First and Second World Wars. The role of the appointment was firstly to oversee the training and equipment of formations in preparation for their deployment over ...

. As France was capitulating, General

Władysław Sikorski Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (; 20 May 18814 July 1943) was a Polish military and political leader. Prior to the First World War, Sikorski established and participated in several underground organizations that promoted the cause for Polish i ...

. the Polish commander-in-chief and prime minister, was able to evacuate many Polish troops—probably over 20,000—to the United Kingdom.Wojsko Polskie we Francji
Świat Polonii. Various sources give estimates that can differ by a few percent. After initially regrouping in southern Scotland James Dunnigan,

Albert Nofi Albert A. Nofi (born January 6, 1944), is an American military historian, defense analyst, and designer of board and computer wargaming systems. Early life A native of Brooklyn, he attended New York City public schools, graduating from the Boys' ...

; ''Dirty Little Secrets of World War II: Military Information No One Told You By'', HarperCollins, 1996,
Google Print, p.139
/ref> these Polish ground units (as

I Corps I Corps, 1st Corps, or First Corps may refer to: France * 1st Army Corps (France) * I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * I Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French A ...

, comprising the 1st Independent Rifle Brigade, the 10th Motorised Cavalry Brigade (as infantry) and

cadre Cadre may refer to: *Cadre (military), a group of officers or NCOs around whom a unit is formed, or a training staff *Cadre (politics), a politically controlled appointment to an institution in order to circumvent the state and bring control to th ...

brigades largely manned by surplus officers at battalion strength) took over responsibility in October 1940 for the defence of the counties of

Fife Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...

and

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; this included reinforcing coastal defences that had already been started. I Corps was under the direct command of Scottish Command. While in this area the Corps was reorganised and expanded.Diana M. Henderson, ''The Lion and the Eagle: Polish Second World War Veterans in Scotland'', Cualann Press, 2001,

Post War

In 1950, the 51st/52nd (Scottish) Division was split, restoring the independence of the 52nd Lowland Division, which took regional command of Territorial Army units based in the Scottish Lowlands, including the Territorial infantry battalions of the Lowland Brigade regiments. In 1948, the 9th Special Communications Unit was formed in

Forfar Forfar ( sco, Farfar, gd, Baile Fharfair) is the county town of Angus, Scotland and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million pound office complex located on the outskirts of the town. As of 2021, the town has a p ...

administered by Scottish Command. The 30th Armoured Brigade was reformed in Scotland after the war as a fully Territorial Army formation, known as the 30th (Lowland) Independent Armoured Brigade. It was headquartered in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

In 1955, Headquarters Scottish Command moved into modern facilities at

, close to

Cramond Cramond Village (; gd, Cathair Amain) is a village and suburb in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth. The Cramond area has evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman ac ...

, around 9 km (5.6 mi) west of central

. At this time, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief had 92 separate locations under his command, with 2,500 regular service men and women and 8,800 members of the Territorial Army, representing 14% of the total across the UK. The Command was merged into HQ

United Kingdom Land Forces United Kingdom Land Forces was a command of the British Army responsible for generating and preparing forces for current and contingency operations. The commander of the forces was known as Commander-in-Chief, United Kingdom Land Forces, who in ...

(HQ UKLF) in 1972 and the headquarters in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

was downgraded to the status of a district, known as Army Headquarters Scotland. Scotland continued to have district status until 2000 when the last General Officer Commanding Scotland stood down and the Army HQ Scotland was replaced by HQ 2nd Infantry Division with control of troops in Scotland and the North of England.

General Officers Commanding

Commanders-in-Chief have included:

Commander-in-Chief, Scottish Army

* 1661–1663: John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton * 1663–1667:

John Leslie, 7th Earl of Rothes John Leslie (c. 163027 July 1681), son of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes, was the 7th Earl of Rothes and 1st Duke of Rothes. According to tradition, he was a descendant of Princess Beatrix, sister of King Malcolm III of Scotland. His family had ...

* 1667–1674:

George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow George Livingston PC (July 1616 – 1 February 1690) was a military officer and third Earl of Linlithgow. Early life Livingston was born in July 1616. He was the eldest son of Alexander Livingston, 2nd Earl of Linlithgow and Lady Elizabeth Gor ...

(acting) * 1674–1677: Sir George Munro * 1677–1679:

* 1679–1679:

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685) was a Dutch-born English nobleman and military officer. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlan ...

and Buccleuch * 1679–1685:

Thomas Dalyell Sir Thomas Dalyell of The Binns, 1st Baronet (1615–1685) was a Scottish Royalist general in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, also known by the soubriquets "Bluidy Tam" and "The Muscovite De'il". Life Dalyell was born in Linlithgowshire, th ...

* 1685–1685:

George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton Major-General George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton KT (1635 – 20 March 1692) was a Scottish military officer who spent much of his career in the service of King Louis XIV. In 1678, he returned to England; as a Catholic, he was a trusted servan ...

* 1685–1688:

William Drummond, 1st Viscount Strathallan William Drummond, 1st Viscount of Strathallan, Lord Drummond of Cromlix (1617? – 1688), was a Scottish soldier and politician. He served as a Commissioner for Perthshire in the parliaments of 1669–74, 1681–2 and 1685–6, and at the Conven ...

Charles Dalton,
The Scots army, 1661–1688, with memoirs of the commanders-in-chief
' (London, 1909). * 1688–1688: James Douglas * 1689–1690: Hugh Mackay * 1690–1697:

Sir Thomas Livingstone, Viscount Teviot Sir Thomas Livingstone, Viscount Teviot (c. 1651 – 14 January 1711) was a military officer of Scottish descent who was born in the Dutch Republic, and spent his career in the service of William of Orange. Following the 1688 Glorious Revolutio ...

Commander-in-Chief, Scotland (or North Britain)

* 1702–1705: George Ramsay * 1706–1710:

David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven David Melville, later Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven and ''de jure'' 2nd Earl of Melville (5 May 16606 June 1728) was a Scottish aristocrat, politician, and soldier. The third son of George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville and his second wife Catherine ...

* 1710–1712:

David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore General (United Kingdom), General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore, (c. 1656 – 2 January 1730) was a Scottish general and Governor of Gibraltar. Early life He was the elder son of Sir Alexander Colyear, 1st Baronet, Sir Alexander Colye ...

* 1712–1716:

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich, (10 October 1680 – 4 October 1743), styled Lord Lorne from 1680 to 1703, was a Scottish nobleman and senior commander in the British Army. He served on the contine ...

* 1716–1724:

George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter Lieutenant-General George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter of Killaghy, 10 February 1657 to 10 February 1731, was a member of the landed gentry from Herefordshire and career soldier in the British Army. He served as Commander-in-Chief, Scotland fr ...

* 1724–1740:

George Wade Field Marshal George Wade (1673 – 14 March 1748) was a British Army officer who served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Jacobite rising of 1715 and War of the Quadruple Alliance before leading the construction of bar ...

* ... * 1743–1745: Sir John Cope * 1745–1745:

Roger Handasyd Lieutenant General Roger Handasyd, also spelt Handaside, (11 March 1689 – 4 January 1763) was an English military officer and Member of Parliament for different seats between 1722 and 1754. Often cited as one of the longest serving officers in ...

* 1745–1746:

Henry Hawley Henry Hawley (12 January 1685 – 24 March 1759) was a British army officer who served in the wars of the first half of the 18th century. He fought in a number of significant battles, including the Capture of Vigo in 1719, Dettingen, Fo ...

(

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in overall command) * 1746–1747:

William Anne Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle Lieutenant-General Willem (or William) Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle (5 June 1702 – 22 December 1754) was a British soldier, diplomat and courtier. He held various roles in the household of George II (1683-1760), who was a personal fr ...

* 1747–1752:

Humphrey Bland Lieutenant General Humphrey Bland (1686 – 8 May 1763) was an Irish professional soldier, whose career in the British Army began in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession and ended in 1756. First published in 1727, his ''Treatise of Mili ...

* 1752–1753: George Churchill * 1753–1756:

* 1756–1767:

Lord George Beauclerk Lieutenant-General Lord George Beauclerk (26 December 1704 – 11 May 1768) was a British Army officer, the sixth son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans by his wife Diana, daughter of Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford. Military caree ...

* 1767–1778: John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne * 1778–1780: Sir James Adolphus Oughton * 1780–1787:

Alexander Mackay Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

* ... * 1789–1798: Lord Adam Gordon * 1798–1799:

Sir Ralph Abercromby Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Abercromby (7 October 173428 March 1801) was a British soldier and politician. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army, was appointed Governor of Trinidad, served as Commander-in-Chief, Ir ...

* ... * 1803–1806:

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, (9 December 175428 November 1826), styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762, Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783, The Lord Rawdon from 1783 to 1793 and The Earl of Moira b ...

* 1806–1812: William Cathcart, 1st Viscount Cathcart * 1812–1816: Henry Wynyard * 1816–1819: Sir John Hope * 1819–1825: Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Bradford * 1825–1830: Lieutenant-General Sir Robert O'Callaghan * 1830–1837: General Patrick Stuart * 1837–1842: General Lord Greenock * 1842–1847: Lieutenant-General Sir Neil Douglas * 1847–1852: General Henry Riddell * 1852–1854: General Sir Thomas Napier * 1854–1860: General

Viscount Melville Viscount Melville, of Melville in the County of Edinburgh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Origins The title was created on 24 December 1802 for the notable lawyer and politician Henry Dundas. He was created Baron Dunira, '' ...

* 1860–1861: Major-General Duncan Cameron * 1861–1867: Major-General Edward Forestier-Walker

Commanding the troops in the North British District

* 1868–1873: Major-General

Randal Rumley Major-General Randal Rumley (12 November 1804 – 13 September 1884) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military career Rumley was commissioned into the British Army on 20 December 1824 and served for much of h ...

* 1873–1875: Major-General Sir John Douglas * 1875–1878: Major-General John Stuart * 1878–1880: Major-General

Robert Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventuall ...

* 1880–1881: Major-General William Hope * 1881–1885: Major-General Alastair Macdonald * 1885–1888: Major-General

Alexander Elliot Major-General Sir Alexander James Hardy Elliot, (23 February 1825 – 1 July 1909) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military career Born the son of Admiral Sir George Elliot, Elloit was commissioned ...

* 1888–1893: Major-General Sir Arthur Lyttelton-Annesley

Commanding the troops in the Scottish District

* 1893–1894: Major-General Arthur Lyon Fremantle * 1894–1896: Major-General Sir Hugh Rowlands

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Scottish District

*1896 – 1901 Lieutenant General Sir Edward Chapman *1901 – 1903 Lieutenant General Sir

Archibald Hunter General Sir Archibald Hunter, (6 September 1856 – 28 June 1936) was a senior officer in the British Army who distinguished himself during the Boer War. He was Governor of Omdurman, in Sudan, and later of Gibraltar. Early life Archibald Hunte ...

*1903 – 1905 Lieutenant General Sir Charles Tucker

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Scottish Command

*1905 Lieutenant General Sir Charles Tucker *1905 – 1909 Lieutenant General Sir Edward Leach *1909 – 1913 Lieutenant General Sir Bruce Hamilton *1913 – 1914 Lieutenant General Sir

James Wolfe Murray Lieutenant-General Sir James Wolfe Murray (13 March 1853 – 17 October 1919) was a British Army officer who served in the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War, Second Boer War and First World War. He became Chief of the Imperial General Staff three months ...

*1914 – 1918 Lieutenant General Sir

Spencer Ewart Lieutenant-General Sir John Spencer Ewart (22 March 1861 – 19 September 1930) was a British Army officer who became Adjutant-General to the Forces, but was forced to resign over the Curragh Incident. Early life and education Ewart was born ...

*1918 – 1919 Lieutenant General Sir

Frederick McCracken Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick William Nicholas McCracken, (18 August 1859 – 8 August 1949) was a British Army officer who saw regimental service in Africa during the late nineteenth century, and later held senior command during the First W ...

*1919 – 1923 Lieutenant General Sir Francis Davies *1923 – 1926 Lieutenant General Sir

Walter Braithwaite General Sir Walter Pipon Braithwaite, (11 November 1865 – 7 September 1945) was a British Army officer who held senior commands during the First World War. After being dismissed from his position as Chief of Staff for the Mediterranean Expedi ...

*1926 – 1930 Lieutenant General Sir

William Peyton General Sir William Eliot Peyton, (7 May 1866 – 14 November 1931) was a British Army officer who served as Military Secretary to the British Expeditionary Force from 1916 to 1918. He was Delhi Herald of Arms Extraordinary at the time of th ...

*1930 – 1933 General Sir

Percy Radcliffe Percy Radcliffe CBE (14 November 1916 – December 1991)Percy Radcliffe
Retrieved 18 December 2017. was a Member of ...

*1933 – 1937 General Sir Archibald Cameron *1937 – 1940 General Sir

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*1940 – 1941 Lieutenant General Sir Harold Carrington *1941 – 1945 Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Thorne *1945 – 1947 Lieutenant General Sir

Neil Ritchie General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service during both the world wars. He is most notable during the Second World War for commanding the British Eighth Army in the North Af ...

*1947 – 1949 Lieutenant General Sir

Philip Christison General Sir Alexander Frank Philip Christison, 4th Baronet, (17 November 1893 – 21 December 1993) was a British Army officer who served with distinction during the world wars. After service as a junior officer on the Western Front in the Fir ...

*1949 – 1952 Lieutenant General Sir

Gordon MacMillan General Sir Gordon Holmes Alexander MacMillan of MacMillan and Knap, (7 January 1897 – 21 January 1986) was a professional soldier who rose to become a general in the British Army. As a young officer during the First World War, he displayed o ...

*1952 – 1955 Lieutenant General Sir Colin Barber *1955 – 1958 Lieutenant General Sir

Horatius Murray General Sir Horatius Murray, (18 April 1903 – 1989) was a senior British Army officer who served with distinction during the Second World War and later in the Korean War. Early life and military career Educated at Peter Symonds School and th ...

*1958 – 1961 Lieutenant General Sir

George Collingwood Lieutenant General Sir Richard George Collingwood KBE CB DSO (7 October 1903 – 21 April 1986) was a British Army General during the 1950s. Military career Educated at West Downs School, Collingwood was commissioned into the Cameronians (Sc ...

*1961 – 1964 Lieutenant General Sir William Turner *1964 – 1966 Lieutenant General Sir

George Gordon-Lennox Lieutenant-General Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox (29 May 1908 – 11 May 1988) was a senior British Army officer who served during the Second World War. Military career Gordon-Lennox was the eldest child of Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox and ...

*1966 – 1969 Lieutenant General Sir

Derek Lang Lieutenant-General Sir Derek Boileau Lang KCB DSO MC (7 October 1913 − 7 April 2001) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second World War and was later General officer commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Scottish Command. Mi ...

*1969 – 1972 Lieutenant General Sir Henry Leask

General Officer Commanding, Scotland

*1972 – 1976 Lieutenant General Sir

Chandos Blair Lieutenant General Sir Chandos Blair & Bar (25 February 1919 – 22 January 2011) was a senior British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding Scottish Command from 1972 to 1976. Military career Born the son of Arthur Blair and e ...

*1976 – 1979 Lieutenant General Sir

David Scott-Barrett 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 Rhi ...

*1979 – 1980 Lieutenant General Sir

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*1980 – 1982 Lieutenant General Sir David Young *1982 – 1985 Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Boswell *1985 – 1988 Lieutenant General Sir

Norman Arthur Lieutenant-General Sir John Norman Stewart Arthur, KCB, CVO (born 6 March 1931) was General Officer Commanding in Scotland. Military career Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Arthur was commissioned into th ...

*1988 – 1991 Lieutenant General Sir

John MacMillan John Victor Macmillan OBE DD (1877–1956) was the fifth Bishop of Dover in the modern era who was later translated to Guildford. Born into a publishing family (he was an uncle of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan), he was educated at Eton ...

*1991 – 1993 Lieutenant General Sir Peter Graham *1993 – 1995 Major-General Michael Scott *1995 – 1997 Major-General Jonathan Hall *1997 – 2000 Major-General

Mark Strudwick Major-General Mark Jeremy Strudwick (19 April 1945 – 26 September 2021) was a British Army officer, who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland from 1997 to 2000. Military career Educated at St Edmund's School in Canterbury and the Ro ...

:''Note: There was no General Officer Commanding, Scotland between 2000 and 2012'' *2012 – 2015 Major-General

Nick Eeles Major General Nicholas Henry Eeles (born 24 April 1961) is a British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland. Military career Educated at the University of Bristol, Eeles was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 19 ...

Military Secretary and General Officer, Scotland

*2015–2017 Major-General Nicholas Ashmore *2017–2019 Major-General

Bob Bruce Robert James Bruce (May 16, 1933 – March 14, 2017) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 219 games in Major League Baseball from to for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Colt .45s / Astros, and Atla ...

*2019–2021 Major-General Tim Hyams *2021–present Major-General William Wright

References

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