Scottish Command

Scottish Command
Active	1905–1972
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Command
Garrison/HQ	Edinburgh

Scottish Command was a command of the British Army.

History

The Command, which had its origins in the post of Commander-in-Chief, Scotland, was established in 1905 at Edinburgh Castle but moved to Craigiehall in the early 1950s.^[1]

64th (2nd Highland) Division was established in the Command by 1915 after the departure of 51st Highland Division for France.^[2] Divisional headquarters was established at Perth in January 1915; the three infantry brigades (191st, 192, and 193rd) were located at Blair Atholl, Scone and Falkirk.

Since 1936 the General Officer Commanding Scottish Command has also always been appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle.^[3]

In September 1939 consisted of Highland Area with 9th and 51st Divisions, and Lowland Area with 15th and 52nd Divisions, plus other troops.^[4]

The Command was merged into HQ UK Land Forces (HQ UKLF) in 1972 and Scotland became a District under the new structure. Scotland continued to have district status until 2000 when the last General Officer Commanding Scotland stood down.^[5]

The post of General Officer Commanding Scotland was recreated again on 2 April 2012 following the disbandment of 2nd Infantry Division.^[6]

General Officers Commanding-in-Chief

Commanders-in-Chief have included:^[7][8][9]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Scottish District

• 1896 - 1901 Lieutenant General Sir Edward Chapman
• 1901 - 1903 Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Hunter^[10]
• 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
• 1914 - 1918 Lieutenant General Sir Spencer Ewart
• 1918 - 1919 Lieutenant General Sir Frederick McCracken
• 1919 - 1923 Lieutenant General Sir Francis Davies
• 1923 - 1926 Lieutenant General Sir Walter Braithwaite
• 1926 - 1930 Lieutenant General Sir William Peyton
• 1930 - 1933 General Sir Percy Radcliffe
• 1933 - 1937 General Sir Archibald Cameron
• 1937 - 1940 General Sir Charles Grant
• 1940 - 1941 Lieutenant General Sir Harold Carrington
• 1941 - 1945 Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Thorne
• 1945 - 1947 Lieutenant General Sir Neil Ritchie
• 1947 - 1949 Lieutenant General Sir Philip Christison
• 1949 - 1952 Lieutenant General Sir Gordon McMillan
• 1952 - 1955 Lieutenant General Sir Colin Barber
• 1955 - 1958 Lieutenant General Sir Horatius Murray
• 1958 - 1961 Lieutenant General Sir George Collingwood
• 1961 - 1964 Lieutenant General Sir William Turner
• 1964 - 1966 Lieutenant General Sir George Gordon-Lennox
• 1966 - 1969 Lieutenant General Sir Derek Lang
• 1969 - 1972 Lieutenant General Sir Henry Leask

General Officer Commanding, Scotland

• 1972 - 1976 Lieutenant General Sir Chandos Blair
• 1976 - 1979 Lieutenant General Sir David Scott-Barrett
• 1979 - 1980 Lieutenant General Sir Michael Gow
• 1980 - 1982 Lieutenant General Sir David Young
• 1982 - 1985 Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Boswell
• 1985 - 1988 Lieutenant General Sir Norman Arthur
• 1988 - 1991 Lieutenant General Sir John MacMillan
• 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

Note: There was no General Officer Commanding, Scotland between 2000 and 2012

• 2012 - Present Major-General Nick Eeles

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