David Scott-Barrett
Scottish military officer (1922–2003)
Sir David Scott-Barrett | |
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| Born | 16 December 1922 Cologne, Germany |
| Died | 31 December 2003 (aged 81) |
| Buried | Dean Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1942−1979 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | 224216 |
| Unit | Scots Guards |
| Commands | 6th Infantry Brigade Eastern District British Forces in Berlin Scotland |
| Battles/wars | World War II Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
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 Rhine, who was later ordained, David Scott-Barrett was educated at Westminster School and was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1942.[1] He served in World War II with the 3rd Tank Battalion in North West Europe.[1] In April 1945 he distinguished himself near Lüneburg by holding his position against determined German tank and infantry counter-attacks and was awarded the Military Cross for his actions.[2]
After the War he became a General Staff Officer at HQ Guards Division and in 1948 was appointed an equerry to the Duke of Gloucester.[2] He served as a company commander with the 2nd Battalion of his Regiment during the Malayan Emergency.[2] In 1961 he was made an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley[2] and in 1965 he became a General Staff Officer with 4th Division.[2] He was made Commander of 6th Infantry Brigade in 1967.[2]
In 1971 Scott-Barrett was appointed General Officer Commanding Eastern District and in 1973 he became Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1976; he retired in 1979.[1]
In retirement he became a Director of Arbuthnot Securities.[1]
He died on 31 December 2004 and is buried in the northern extension to Dean Cemetery on Queensferry Road in Edinburgh. The grave faces north on the northmost path.[3]
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.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Debretts People of Today 1994
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary: Lt-Gen Sir David Scott-Barrett", The Daily Telegraph, 5 January 2004
- ^ "David Scott-Barrett". WW2 Gravestone. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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| Preceded by Jack Dye | GOC Eastern District 1971−1973 | Succeeded by Peter Hudson |
| Preceded by | Commandant, British Sector in Berlin 1973−1975 | Succeeded by Sir Roy Redgrave |
| Preceded by | GOC Scotland 1976−1979 | Succeeded by Sir Michael Gow |
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Commandants of Berlin Sectors
- Floyd L. Parks (1945)
- James M. Gavin (1945)
- Ray W. Barker (1945–46)
- Frank A. Keating (1946–47)
- Cornelius E. Ryan (1947)
- William Hesketh (1947)
- Frank L. Howley (1947–49)
- Maxwell D. Taylor (1949–51)
- Lemuel Mathewson (1951–53)
- Thomas S. Timberman (1953–54)
- George B. Honnen (1954–55)
- Charles L. Dasher (1955–57)
- Barksdale Hamlett (1957–59)
- Ralph Osborne (1959–61)
- Albert Watson II (1961–63)
- James H. Polk (1963–64)
- John F. Franklin, Jr. (1964–67)
- Robert G. Fergusson (1967–70)
- George M. Seignious (1970–71)
- William W. Cobb (1971–74)
- Sam S. Walker (1974–75)
- Joseph C. McDonough (1975–78)
- Calvert P. Benedict (1978–81)
- James G. Boatner (1981–84)
- John H. Mitchell (1984–88)
- Raymond E. Haddock (1988–90)
- Lewis Lyne (1945)
- Eric Nares (1945–47)
- Otway Herbert (1947–49)
- Geoffrey Bourne (1949–51)
- Charles Coleman (1951–54)
- William Oliver (1954–55)
- Robert Cottrell-Hill (1955–56)
- Francis Rome (1956–59)
- Rohan Delacombe (1959–62)
- Claude Dunbar (1962)
- David Peel Yates (1962–66)
- John Nelson (1966–68)
- James Bowes-Lyon (1968–70)
- Lord Cathcart (1970–73)
- David Scott-Barrett (1973–75)
- Roy Redgrave (1975–78)
- Robert Richardson (1978–80)
- David Mostyn (1980–83)
- Bernard Gordon Lennox (1983–85)
- Patrick Brooking (1985–89)
- Robert Corbett (1989–90)
- Geoffroi du Bois de Beauchesne (1945–46)
- Charles Lançon (1946)
- Jean Ganeval [fr] (1946–50)
- Pierre Carolet (1950–52)
- Pierre Manceaux-Démiau (1953–54)
- Amédée J.B. Gèze (1955–58)
- Jean Lacomme (1958–62)
- Edouard K. Toulouse (1962–64)
- François Binoche [fr] (1964–67)
- Bertrand Huchet de Quénétain [fr] (1967–70)
- Maurice Routier (1970–73)
- Camille Metzler (1973–75)
- Jacques Mangin (1975–77)
- Bernard d'Astorg [fr] (1977–80)
- Jean P. Liron (1980–84)
- Olivier Le Taillendier de Gabory (1984–85)
- Paul Cavarrot (1985–87)
- François Cann [fr] (1987–90)
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- ‡ Commandant of the entire city; appointed during the Battle of Berlin
- § Commandant of the entire city until July 1945
