Sir Guy Campbell, 5th Baronet
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Colonel Sir Guy Theophilus Halswell Campbell, 5th Baronet OBE, MC (18 January 1910 – 1993) was a British soldier.
The son of Sir Guy Colin Campbell, 4th Baronet and Mary Arabella Swinnerton Kemeys-Tynte was educated in Eton College, Berkshire and St Andrews University, Fife. Campbell succeeded to his father's baronetcy on 2 October 1960.
Campbell commanded 2nd and 7th Nuba Battalions, Camel Corps. In the Second World War he was wounded and received the Military Cross in 1941. Serving in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps, he became Colonel. From 1952 and 1956, he commanded the Kenya Regiment in the Mau Mau Uprising. In 1954, he was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
On 17 August 1956, he married Elizabeth Holton, daughter of Frederick Holton. They had two children:
- Sir Lachlan Philip Kemeys Campbell, 6th Baronet (b. 1958)
- Rory Charles FitzGerald Campbell (b. 1961), married Angela Victoria Phillis, daughter of Victor Orman Phillis in 1985
[edit] References
- thePeerage. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Guy Campbell |
Baronet (of St Cross Mede) 1960–1993 |
Succeeded by Lachlan Campbell |
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