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| name = George Carter-Campbell
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| death_date = {{death-date and age|19 December 1921|2 April 1869}}
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| birth_place = [[Kensington]], London<ref name="birth">''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915''</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Kensington]], London, England<ref name="birth">''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915''</ref>
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| rank = [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] (1915)
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| commands = 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)<br/>[[94th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|94th Brigade]]<br/>[[51st (Highland) Division]]
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| rank = [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]]
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| commands = [[51st (Highland) Division]]<br/>[[94th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|94th Brigade]]<br/>2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
| battles = [[Second Boer War]]<br/> [[World War I]]
| battles = [[Second Boer War]]<br/>[[First World War]]
| awards = [[Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Distinguished Service Order]]<br/>[[Order of St. Stanislaus]]<br/>[[Légion d'honneur]]<br/>[[:fr:Fichier:Croix de commandeur de la légion d'honneur commandeur.jpg|Croix du Commandeur]]<br/>[[Mentioned in dispatches]]
| awards = [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Distinguished Service Order]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]]<br/>[[Order of St. Stanislaus]] (Russia)<br/>[[Commander of the Legion of Honour]] (France)
| relations = [[Thomas Carter (Rt. Hon., M.P., Secretary of State and Master of the Rolls)]],<br/>[[George Campbell of Inverneill|General George Campbell of Inverneill, C.B., K.A]]<br/>[[John Carter (Royal Navy officer)|Admiral John Carter]],<br/> [[Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil]], <br/> [[Archibald Campbell (British Army officer)|Major General Sir Archibald Campbell]],<br/> [[James Campbell of Inverneill|General Sir James Campbell of Inverneill]],<br/> [[Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil|Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil]],<br/> [[Willoughby Harcourt Carter]]
| relations = [[Thomas Carter (1690–1763)|Thomas Carter]]<br/>General [[George Campbell of Inverneill]]<br/>Admiral [[John Carter (Royal Navy officer)|John Carter]]<br/>Colonel [[Alexander Campbell of Possil]]<br/>Major General [[Archibald Campbell (British Army officer)|Sir Archibald Campbell]]<br/>General [[James Campbell of Inverneill|Sir James Campbell of Inverneill]]<br/>Colonel [[Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil]]<br/>[[Willoughby Harcourt Carter]]
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[[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] '''George Tupper Campbell Carter-Campbell''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CB|DSO}}<ref name="The Imperial War Museum book of the Somme">{{Cite book|last=Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)|first=Malcolm Brown|title=The Imperial War Museum book of the Somme|publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson, in association with the Imperial War Museum|year=1996
[[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] '''George Tupper Campbell Carter-Campbell''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|CB|DSO}}<ref name="The Imperial War Museum book of the Somme">{{Cite book|last=Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)|first=Malcolm Brown|title=The Imperial War Museum book of the Somme|publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson, in association with the Imperial War Museum|year=1996
|isbn=9780283062490|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N-8LAQAAMAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22}}</ref> (2 April 1869 – 19 December 1921) was a senior [[British Army]] officer who served in the [[Second Boer War]] and the [[First World War]].<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Death of Colonel Carter-Campbell |work=[[The Times]] |date= 21 December 1921 |page= 14 }}</ref>
|isbn=9780283062490|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N-8LAQAAMAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22}}</ref> (2 April 1869 – 19 December 1921) was a senior [[British Army]] officer who served in the [[Second Boer War]] and the [[First World War]].<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Death of Colonel Carter-Campbell |work=[[The Times]] |date= 21 December 1921 |page= 14 }}</ref>


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==Military career==
==Military career==
Carter-Campbell entered the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], and was [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned]] as a [[Subaltern (military)|subaltern]], with the rank of [[second lieutenant]], into the [[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]] on 23 October 1889.
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Carter-Campbell entered the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], and was commissioned on 23 October 1889 as a [[second lieutenant]] into the [[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]. In the next decade he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 29 April 1892, and to [[Captain (BARM)|captain]] on 2 November 1897. He served in the [[Second Boer War]] (1899–1902) as [[adjutant]] of the 2nd Battalion, which took part in the [[Relief of Ladysmith|Ladysmith Relief Force]], where he was present at the battles of [[Battle of Colenso|Colenso]] (December 1899), [[Battle of Spion Kop|Spion Kop]] (January 1900), [[Battle of Vaal Krantz|Vaal Krantz]] and [[Battle of the Tugela Heights|the Tugela Heights]] (February 1900). They served in [[Colony of Natal|Natal]] from March to June 1900, then in [[Colony of Transvaal|Transvaal]] east of [[Pretoria]] from July to November 1900.<ref>Hart's Army list, 1903</ref> For his services he was promoted [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] on 29 November 1900, and twice [[mentioned in despatches]].<ref name="The great World War: a history, Volume 8">{{Cite book | last =Arthur Mumby | first =Frank | author2=David Hannay | title = The great World War: a history | work = Volume 8 | publisher = Gresham | year =1996 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ayq1AAAAMAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 }}</ref> Following the end of hostilities in South Africa, he returned to the United Kingdom in August 1902.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The War – Return of Troops |date=9 August 1902 |page=11 |issue=36842}}</ref>


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In the next decade he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 29 April 1892, and to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 2 November 1897.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26913|page=6530|date=23 November 1897}}</ref> He served in the [[Second Boer War]] (1899–1902) as [[adjutant]] of the 2nd Battalion, which took part in the [[Relief of Ladysmith|Ladysmith Relief Force]], where he was present at the battles of [[Battle of Colenso|Colenso]] (December 1899), [[Battle of Spion Kop|Spion Kop]] (January 1900), [[Battle of Vaal Krantz|Vaal Krantz]] and [[Battle of the Tugela Heights|the Tugela Heights]] (February 1900). They served in [[Colony of Natal|Natal]] from March to June 1900, then in [[Colony of Transvaal|Transvaal]] east of [[Pretoria]] from July to November 1900.<ref>Hart's Army list, 1903</ref> For his services he was promoted [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] on 29 November 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=11343|page=1082|date=1 October 1901|city=e}}</ref> and twice [[mentioned in despatches]].<ref name="The great World War: a history, Volume 8">{{Cite book | last =Arthur Mumby | first =Frank | author2=David Hannay | title = The great World War: a history |volume= 8 | publisher = Gresham | year =1996 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ayq1AAAAMAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 }}</ref> Following the end of hostilities in South Africa, he returned to the United Kingdom in August 1902.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The War – Return of Troops |date=9 August 1902 |page=11 |issue=36842}}</ref>
[[File:General carter-campbell in a trench.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Major General Carter-Campbell (middle) in a trench with two fellow officers, sometime in 1918]]


On the outbreak of [[World War I]], Carter-Campbell proceeded to France<ref name="The Parliamentary debates (official report).: House of Commons">{{Cite book | last =Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons | title = The Parliamentary debates (official report): House of Commons | publisher = H.M.S.O. | year =1920 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JDlFAAAAYAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 }}</ref> with the [[8th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|8th Division]] as second-in-command of the 2nd Battalion, [[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]<ref name="Hearts & mines: the British 5th Division, Ireland, 1920-1922">{{Cite book | last =William Sheehan | title = Hearts & mines: the British 5th Division, Ireland, 1920-1922 | publisher = Collins Press | year =2009 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Yh4OAQAAMAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 | isbn = 9781905172924}}</ref> and was wounded during the [[Battle of Neuve Chapelle]]<ref name="Who was who: a companion to Who's who : containing the biographies of those who died during the period">{{Cite book | title = Who was who: a companion to Who's who : containing the biographies of those who died during the period | publisher =A. & C. Black | year =1967 | isbn =9780713601695 | url = https://archive.org/details/whowaswho191619200lond | url-access =registration| quote =who was who carter-campbell.}}</ref> on 10 March 1915,<ref name="See how they ran">{{Cite book | last =Moore | first =William | title = The forgotten victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC | publisher = Leo Cooper Ltd. | year =1970 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SJqjAAAAIAAJ&q=%22george+carter-campbell%22 | isbn =9780850520187 }}</ref> being awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] and also the [[Order of St. Stanislaus]]. He subsequently commanded the battalion until 23 September 1915, when he was promoted [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|brigadier general]] to command the [[94th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|94th Infantry Brigade]]. While holding the latter command, he was gazetted brevet [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant colonel]] and finally Brevet-Colonel.<ref name="A history of the great war, Volume 6">{{Cite book | last =Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | title = A history of the great war, Volume 6 | publisher = George H. Doran company | year =1920 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=KY8yAQAAIAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 }}</ref>
On the outbreak of the [[First World War]], Carter-Campbell proceeded to France<ref name="The Parliamentary debates (official report).: House of Commons">{{Cite book | last =Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons | title = The Parliamentary debates (official report): House of Commons | publisher = H.M.S.O. | year =1920 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JDlFAAAAYAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 }}</ref> with the [[8th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|8th Division]] as second-in-command of the 2nd Battalion, [[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]<ref name="Hearts & mines: the British 5th Division, Ireland, 1920-1922">{{Cite book | last =William Sheehan | title = Hearts & mines: the British 5th Division, Ireland, 1920–1922 | publisher = Collins Press | year =2009 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Yh4OAQAAMAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 | isbn = 9781905172924}}</ref> and was wounded during the [[Battle of Neuve Chapelle]]<ref name="Who was who: a companion to Who's who : containing the biographies of those who died during the period">{{Cite book | title = Who was who: a companion to Who's who : containing the biographies of those who died during the period | publisher =A. & C. Black | year =1967 | isbn =9780713601695 | url = https://archive.org/details/whowaswho191619200lond | url-access =registration| quote =who was who carter-campbell.}}</ref> on 10 March 1915,<ref name="See how they ran">{{Cite book | last =Moore | first =William | title = The forgotten victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC | publisher = Leo Cooper Ltd. | year =1970 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SJqjAAAAIAAJ&q=%22george+carter-campbell%22 | isbn =9780850520187 }}</ref> being awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) and also the [[Order of St. Stanislaus]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29275|page=8505|date=24 August 1915|supp=y}}</ref> The citation for his DSO, which appeared in ''[[The London Gazette]]'' in April 1915, reads as follows:


{{Quote|For conspicuous gallantry and ability at Neuve Chapelle from 10th to 12th March, 1915.
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He assumed command of the [[51st (Highland) Division]]<ref name="The forgotten victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC">{{Cite book | last =Malcolm Baynes | first =John Christopher | title = The forgotten victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC | publisher = Brassey's | year =1989 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ipgrAAAAYAAJ&q=%22george+carter-campbell%22 | isbn =9780080362694 }}</ref> on 17 March 1918, taking over from Major General [[George Harper (British Army officer)|George Harper]], and was its GOC until he was transferred to the [[Rhine]] to take command of a brigade there, shortly before the division preceded home for demobilization. While in command of the 51st Division, Carter-Campbell was awarded the C.B. and the French [[Legion of Honour]] (''Croix du Commandeur'').<ref name="Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1918">{{Cite book | last =James E. Edmonds | title = Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1918 | work = Issue 37 of Great War Series | publisher =Battery Press | year =1995 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=esJmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 | isbn = 9780898392197}}</ref>

He took over command of the Battalion on 10th March, and, although wounded, maintained with great determination the positions which had been gained.

He had only one surviving Officer to assist him.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29146|page=4144|date=27 April 1915|supp=y}}</ref>}}

Carter-Campbell subsequently commanded the battalion until 23 September 1915, when he was promoted [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|brigadier general]] to command the [[94th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|94th Infantry Brigade]]. While holding the latter command, he was gazetted brevet [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant colonel]] and finally brevet colonel.<ref name="A history of the great war, Volume 6">{{Cite book | last =Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | title = A history of the great war, Volume 6 | publisher = George H. Doran company | year =1920 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=KY8yAQAAIAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 }}</ref>

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Promoted to temporary major general,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30647|page=4956|date=23 April 1918|supp=y}}</ref> Carter-Campbell assumed command of the [[51st (Highland) Division]]<ref name="The forgotten victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC">{{Cite book | last =Malcolm Baynes | first =John Christopher | title = The forgotten victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC | publisher = Brassey's | year =1989 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ipgrAAAAYAAJ&q=%22george+carter-campbell%22 | isbn =9780080362694 }}</ref> on 17 March 1918, taking over from Major General [[George Harper (British Army officer)|George Harper]], and was its GOC until he was transferred to the [[Rhine]] to take command of a brigade there, shortly before the division preceded home for demobilization. While in command of the 51st Division, Carter-Campbell was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=13375|page=2|date=2 January 1919|city=e}}</ref> and Commander of the French [[Legion of Honour]].<ref name="Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1918">{{Cite book | last =James E. Edmonds | title = Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1918 | series = Issue 37 of Great War Series | publisher =Battery Press | year =1995 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=esJmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 | isbn = 9780898392197}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31222|page=3279|date=7 March 1919|supp=y}}</ref>


[[File:Dedication to General G T C Carter-Campbell at Sandhurst.jpg|thumb|left|210px|The dedication to Major General Carter-Campbell in the Royal Memorial Chapel at the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]]]
[[File:Dedication to General G T C Carter-Campbell at Sandhurst.jpg|thumb|left|210px|The dedication to Major General Carter-Campbell in the Royal Memorial Chapel at the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]]]


Carter-Campbell was wounded during the First World War. After the war had ended, and he had recovered sufficiently, he was made GOC [[Northern Ireland]] in 1920.<ref name="A history of the Black Watch Royal Highlanders in the great war, 1914–1918, Volume 2">{{Cite book | last =Arthur Grenfell Wauchope | title = A history of the Black Watch Royal Highlanders in the great war, 1914-1918 | work = Volume 2 | publisher =The Medici society limited | year =1926 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JebFAAAAMAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 }}</ref>
Carter-Campbell was wounded during the First World War. After the war had ended, and he had recovered sufficiently, he was made GOC [[Northern Ireland]] in 1920.<ref name="A history of the Black Watch Royal Highlanders in the great war, 1914–1918, Volume 2">{{Cite book | last =Arthur Grenfell Wauchope | title = A history of the Black Watch Royal Highlanders in the great war, 1914–1918 | volume =2 | publisher =The Medici society limited | year =1926 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JebFAAAAMAAJ&q=%22general+carter-campbell%22 }}</ref>


However, he died in 1921 at [[Queen Alexandra Military Hospital]] in London, with his war service being blamed for his premature death.<ref name="times"/>
However, he died in 1921 at [[Queen Alexandra Military Hospital]] in London, with his war service being blamed for his premature death.<ref name="times"/>


==Family==
==Family==
He married Frances Elizabeth Ward. They had two children, Dorothy Catherine Carter-Campbell b. 29 Oct 1909 and [[Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil|Duncan Maclachlan Carter-Campbell]], 8th of Possil (5 Dec 1911 – Jan 1990).<ref>{{Cite book| last = Beauclerk Dewar| first = Peter| title = Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain: together with members of the titled and non-titled contemporary establishment| publisher = Burke's Peerage| year = 2001| isbn = 9780971196605| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wEFuRPsYHwwC&q=%22carter-campbell+of+possil%22&pg=PA183}}</ref>
Carter-Campbell married Frances Elizabeth Ward. They had two children, Dorothy Catherine Carter-Campbell and [[Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil|Duncan Maclachlan Carter-Campbell]], 8th of Possil.<ref>{{Cite book| last = Beauclerk Dewar| first = Peter| title = Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain: together with members of the titled and non-titled contemporary establishment| publisher = Burke's Peerage| year = 2001| isbn = 9780971196605| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wEFuRPsYHwwC&q=%22carter-campbell+of+possil%22&pg=PA183}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name]]
* [[Covenanter]]
* [[Cameronian]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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George Carter-Campbell
Born(1869-04-02)2 April 1869
Kensington, London, England[1]
Died19 December 1921(1921-12-19) (aged 52)
London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1889–1921
RankMajor General
UnitCameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Commands51st (Highland) Division
94th Brigade
2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of St. Stanislaus (Russia)
Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
RelationsThomas Carter
General George Campbell of Inverneill
Admiral John Carter
Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil
Major General Sir Archibald Campbell
General Sir James Campbell of Inverneill
Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil
Willoughby Harcourt Carter

Major General George Tupper Campbell Carter-Campbell, CB, DSO[2] (2 April 1869 – 19 December 1921) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second Boer War and the First World War.[3]

Early life

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A member of the Carter-Campbell of Possil family, Carter-Campbell was born in Kensington, the third son of Thomas Tupper Carter-Campbell of Possil and his wife, Emily Georgina Campbell, daughter of George Campbell of Inverneill.[3]

Military career

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Carter-Campbell entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned as a subaltern, with the rank of second lieutenant, into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) on 23 October 1889.

In the next decade he was promoted to lieutenant on 29 April 1892, and to captain on 2 November 1897.[4] He served in the Second Boer War (1899–1902) as adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, which took part in the Ladysmith Relief Force, where he was present at the battles of Colenso (December 1899), Spion Kop (January 1900), Vaal Krantz and the Tugela Heights (February 1900). They served in Natal from March to June 1900, then in Transvaal east of Pretoria from July to November 1900.[5] For his services he was promoted brevet major on 29 November 1900,[6] and twice mentioned in despatches.[7] Following the end of hostilities in South Africa, he returned to the United Kingdom in August 1902.[8]

On the outbreak of the First World War, Carter-Campbell proceeded to France[9] with the 8th Division as second-in-command of the 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)[10] and was wounded during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle[11] on 10 March 1915,[12] being awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and also the Order of St. Stanislaus.[13] The citation for his DSO, which appeared in The London Gazette in April 1915, reads as follows:

For conspicuous gallantry and ability at Neuve Chapelle from 10th to 12th March, 1915.

He took over command of the Battalion on 10th March, and, although wounded, maintained with great determination the positions which had been gained.

He had only one surviving Officer to assist him.[14]

Carter-Campbell subsequently commanded the battalion until 23 September 1915, when he was promoted brigadier general to command the 94th Infantry Brigade. While holding the latter command, he was gazetted brevet lieutenant colonel and finally brevet colonel.[15]

Promoted to temporary major general,[16] Carter-Campbell assumed command of the 51st (Highland) Division[17] on 17 March 1918, taking over from Major General George Harper, and was its GOC until he was transferred to the Rhine to take command of a brigade there, shortly before the division preceded home for demobilization. While in command of the 51st Division, Carter-Campbell was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[18] and Commander of the French Legion of Honour.[19][20]

The dedication to Major General Carter-Campbell in the Royal Memorial Chapel at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Carter-Campbell was wounded during the First World War. After the war had ended, and he had recovered sufficiently, he was made GOC Northern Ireland in 1920.[21]

However, he died in 1921 at Queen Alexandra Military Hospital in London, with his war service being blamed for his premature death.[3]

Family

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Carter-Campbell married Frances Elizabeth Ward. They had two children, Dorothy Catherine Carter-Campbell and Duncan Maclachlan Carter-Campbell, 8th of Possil.[22]

Notes

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  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915
  2. ^ Imperial War Museum (Great Britain), Malcolm Brown (1996). The Imperial War Museum book of the Somme. Sidgwick & Jackson, in association with the Imperial War Museum. ISBN 9780283062490.
  3. ^ a b c "Obituary: Death of Colonel Carter-Campbell". The Times. 21 December 1921. p. 14.
  4. ^ "No. 26913". The London Gazette. 23 November 1897. p. 6530.
  5. ^ Hart's Army list, 1903
  6. ^ "No. 11343". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 October 1901. p. 1082.
  7. ^ Arthur Mumby, Frank; David Hannay (1996). The great World War: a history. Vol. 8. Gresham.
  8. ^ "The War – Return of Troops". The Times. No. 36842. London. 9 August 1902. p. 11.
  9. ^ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1920). The Parliamentary debates (official report): House of Commons. H.M.S.O.
  10. ^ William Sheehan (2009). Hearts & mines: the British 5th Division, Ireland, 1920–1922. Collins Press. ISBN 9781905172924.
  11. ^ Who was who: a companion to Who's who : containing the biographies of those who died during the period. A. & C. Black. 1967. ISBN 9780713601695. who was who carter-campbell.
  12. ^ Moore, William (1970). The forgotten victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC. Leo Cooper Ltd. ISBN 9780850520187.
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Military offices
Preceded by GOC 51st (Highland) Division
1918–1919 		Succeeded by
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