John MacMillan (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Sir John Richard Alexander MacMillan KCB, CBE (born 8 February 1932) is a Scottish officer in the British Army who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland.
Sir John MacMillan | |
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| Birth name | John Richard Alexander MacMillan |
| Born | 8 February 1932 St George Hanover Square, London |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1953–1991 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 431870 |
| Unit | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Gordon Highlanders |
| Commands held | 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders 39th Infantry Brigade Eastern District General Officer Commanding Scotland |
| Battles/wars | Operation Banner |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Relations | Sir Gordon MacMillan (father) |
Early life and education
MacMillan was born in London to General Sir Gordon MacMillan and Marion Blakiston-Houston.[1] He attended Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]
Military career
MacMillan was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1953.[2]
He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion the Gordon Highlanders in 1971[2] and Commander of 39th Infantry Brigade, a unit permanently stationed in Northern Ireland, in 1977.[2] He was given the colonelcy of the Gordon Highlanders from 1978 to 1986.[3]
He became General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1982, Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 1984 and General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1988.[2] He retired in 1991.[2]
In 1995, he became Chairman of the Erskine Hospital in Renfrewshire.[4]
Family
In 1964, MacMillan married Belinda Webb, daughter of Lt-Col Richard Henry Lumley Webb. They have one son, Gordon John, and two daughters, Elizabeth Mary and Diana Belinda.[1]
References
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2536. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- Debrett's People of Today 1994
- "The Gordon Highlanders". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Major rebuilding project planned for Erskine Hospital Glasgow Herald, 9 March 1995
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Gerrard-Wright |
General Officer Commanding Eastern District 1982–1984 |
Succeeded by Charles Ramsay |
| Preceded by Laurence New |
Assistant Chief of the General Staff 1984–1987 |
Succeeded by Charles Guthrie |
| Preceded by Sir Norman Arthur |
GOC Scotland 1988–1991 |
Succeeded by Sir Peter Graham |